Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, a 38-year-old nun in the Dominican order, is often asked how she ...

“If you wish to become a monk, you must prepare yourself for a life that is not always peaceful,” warns the novice master in Remy Rougeau’s pensive first novel, “All We Know of Heaven.” In this ...

Yesterday I made pork chops instead of going to daily Mass. I also did the laundry and cleaned the bathroom. Ever since I got married three months ago, these mundane household chores keep monopolizing ...

In 2023, my wife Liz embarked on a self-guided spiritual retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Nelson County. She returned with an armful of books and souvenirs from the ...

MONTECITO, CALIF. — Brother Nicholas Radelmiller tolled the bell amid the ruins of the Mt. Calvary Monastery, but no worshipers were there to hear it. Down the mountainside, workers revved up their ...

Bishop Michael Olson announced Dec. 2 that the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life gave permission for the new monastery.

WAYNE -- There's a saying from Saint Seraphim, a renowned Russian Orthodox monk: "Acquire the peace of Christ in your heart, and a thousand souls around you will be saved." What that means is this -- ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign ...

HULBERT — Silence is a way of life at Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey — silence that keeps at bay the distractions of the world and makes room for prayer and contemplation. The 50 monks at the ...

The holy hoboes of Holy Trinity Monastery are deciding whether to hit the road for good as the St. David religious community faces an order to shut its doors. The decree comes from on high — from ...

A new monastery for Discalced Carmelite nuns has been established in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, marking the growth of contemplative life in hard times. On June 7, Bishop Aloisius Nguyen Hung Vi of ...

After 66 years, the St Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass will begin closing this summer, according to a message on its website. The message, from Dom Damian Carr: “As many of you know, our monastic ...