Many monks and nuns are almost as tethered to their smart devices as the rest of us.

When COVID-19 led health officials to urge people to shelter in place, it even affected the already-cloistered monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. Public prayers and services with ...

I have always been mystified by the life of cloistered monks and nuns. For me it is a mysterious kind of vocation. Why would anyone want to escape the world and pray all day and night? These holy ...

On top of Mount Equinox, 17 monks from all over the world live quietly, dedicating their lives to silence, solitude and contemplation. The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, America s only ...

The first time Abbot Justin Brown looked out upon the empty pews of the St. Joseph Abbey Church, he was struck with a “profound sadness.” The abbey in Covington is known for its hospitality. Visitors ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ELLISVILLE, MO – Many of us have spent just ...

Sister Evelyn of the Child Jesus took her final vows as a cloistered Dominican nun at the Santo Domingo el Real monastery in Segovia, the community’s first vocation in almost 30 years. Sister Evelyn ...

I grew up in the northwest corner of the state where jutting up on the prairie an abbey and monastery stand like holy skyscrapers, farmland all around. I once visited the abbey, with a monk saying he ...

THIRA, Greece — Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram sunset throng the alleyway outside the Monastery of St. Catherine, steps from Santorini’s ...