monasticism, an institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live by a rule that requires works that go beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual leaders of their religions. Commonly celibate and universally ascetic, the monastic individual separates himself or herself from society either by living as a hermit or anchorite (religious recluse) or by joining a community (coenobium) of others who profess similar intentions. First applied to Christian groups in antiquity, the term monasticism is now used to denote similar, though not identical, practices in religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Daoism. The

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While paganism, or neopaganism, isn’t necessarily secular or interfaith (the word “pagan” can denote a wide range of groups, from the decidedly polytheistic, pantheistic, animistic, or magickal, to the merely “not Judeo-Christian”) it would appear that pagans are up to some interesting monastic stuff: Order of the Horae – Pagan Monasticism FAQ Journal of a […]

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Hank’s trembling confession that he’d be killing God if he killed another inmate had charged the small jail visitation cell where I sat discussing the image of God with three men from the infirmary. I pulled out the last of three “icons” and passed it around. It was a color printout of the crumbling Sphinx…

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Need for Monasticism: What Makes People Think of Becoming a Monk?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.

The 7 core values of St. Benedict's Rule for monks speak to us about the counter-cultural nature of Christianity, but also about human

The Order of Mission (TOM) claims to be a global community of pioneering leaders who follow Jesus. TOM is inspired by monastic movements of previous eras. Before even beginning to examine some the finer details of this model, it has to be said that...

Some things are to be discerned with one's mind, but others - the most important ones - should be approached based on faith and love alone. One cannot 'disce...

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Saint of the Day - 11 July - St Benedict of Nursia OSB (c 480-547) Patron of Europe and Founder of Western Monasticism.   Some of his many Patronages - of Europe, Against Poison, Against Witchcraft, Agriculture, Cavers, Civil Engineers, Coppersmiths, Dying People, Farmers, Fevers, Inflammatory Diseases, Kidney Disease, Monks, Religious Orders, Schoolchildren, Temptations. St Benedict…

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