The film, with his permission, is dedicated to: His Eminence William Cardinal O'Connell, Archbishop pf Boston and Dean of the American Hierarchy. A documentary telling of the story of two different Monastic orders. It begins with the history of the Monks of St. Bernard, with the monks plying their chores and religious services. A sequence showing the rescue of a traveler caught in an avalanche by the famous dogs is shown. The second part deals with the Trappist Monks at a Canadian Monastery.