(RNS) — A 38-year-old Dominican makes the fundamentals of contemplative life more accessible to laypeople.

Two new books explore monastery life: One is a gruesome nonfiction account of a tragedy at an Algerian monastery; the other is a personal, soul-searching memoir of an author's monthlong retreat among ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a ...

Assumption Abbey’s halls were once full of monks in simple robes. Now its cemetery is full of simple crosses. “We just lost two from deaths within three and a half weeks,” said the Rev. Cyprian ...

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 ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a ...

TLC’s latest entry into the reality ring had me skeptical at the first mention. But after reading the synopses for the reality show The Monastery, I think this could be an interesting show. The ...

Sister Jane Marie walked slowly into the dimly lit chapel. The other nuns followed behind her. One by one, they found their pews and bowed their heads. Apart from the rustle of prayer books, and the ...

On a recent snowy morning, Blessed Sacrament Monastery in Anchorage looked especially quiet. There were no cars in the parking lot, and only a small sign on the building gave evidence of the Catholic ...

Take FM 1960 deep into north Houston, past the big box stores, service stations and ugly strip malls. Wheel down a side street, and stay alert for the change. When the air turns cooler and the trees ...

Henry Quinson was a successful currency trader handling a $15 billion portfolio when, at age 27, he walked away from his comfortable life, gave his life savings to charity and joined a rural monastery ...