Nuns in a time of nones: The winding path to today’s religious vocations
From 2020 to 2022, more than 900 women and men entered religious life. They all took their own, sometimes circuitous routes to get there. PAUL O’DONNELL, of Religion News Service, reports…
Benedictine monks and nuns return to St Edmundsbury in England for the first time in 500 years
Hundreds of Benedictine monks and nuns descended on St Edmundsbury Cathedral in England’s east last weekend as part of the cathedral’s 1000 year celebrations – the first time such a gathering had been seen in the country in almost 500 years. The monks and nuns came from across the UK as well as countries including Belgium […]
Sight-Seeing: How to show Christian hospitality
BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, writes about the importance of hospitality…
MONASTIC LIFE: CALIFORNIAN HERMITAGE SEES SURGE IN LAY PEOPLE SEEKING CONNECTION
KATE OLSON, in a story published by Religion News Service, looks into the growing trend for lay people to connect with monastic communities in the US…