It may not be big news but I wish these monks well. Funeral costs are high enough; and being forced to pay thousands of dollars for a casket is a injustice to the family of the deceased, especially to the poor.
Catholic News Service: Standing behind a simple, cypress casket handcrafted by the monks of St. Joseph Abbey, Benedictine Abbot Justin Brown asked a federal court in New Orleans Aug. 12 to bury a Louisiana law allowing only licensed funeral homes to sell caskets to the public. More on this story here.
