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Imagine if you will a wave, like a ripple in a pond, emanating from the Tehachapi mountains in a concentric circle. The source of this wave is not an earthquake caused by tectonic movement but something even more powerful: prayer. As it flows outward and eventually envelops the world, it penetrates both the darkness and
Photographer Toni Greaves spent years tracking the journey of a single nun, a young woman who'd recently left college to spend her days in a monastery.
The Benedictine monks of Ampleforth Abbey have had a new subject to contemplate:
Nuns having fun will restore your faith in joy
A Dominican friar is on the drums, with the university chaplain on vocals.
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TRAPPIST OR CISTERCIAN? A DIGEST OF NINE-HUNDRED YEARS OF MONASTIC HISTORY Many people, Catholics and non-Catholics, recognize the name “Trappist”. Some people are familiar with food pr…
Meet Friar Bigotón (Friar Moustache), the stray doggie who just became a member of a St Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The saint after which the Franciscan order was established is known as the patron of animals, so it's only natural that the monks extended their helping hand to the pooch living on the streets. Now he is one happy doggie who gets to enjoy life to the fullest. "His life is all about playing and running," fellow friar Jorge Fernandez told The Dodo. "Here, all of the brothers love him very much. He is a creature of God."
