SIGHT-SEEING: THE STRUGGLE TO FIND SILENCE – IN THE ANCIENT WORLD AND NOW
In an article first published on The Conversation, KIM HAINES-EITZEN, of Cornell University in the US, looks at our ongoing quest for silence and how it helped shape the development of the monastic lifestyle…
Prosecutors in Egypt charge defrocked monk over Coptic bishop’s death
Prosecutors in Egypt have charged a former monk with the murder of a Coptic Orthodox bishop, Vatican News reports. Bishop Epiphanius was found dead in a pool of blood on 29th July at the desert-based Monastery of San Macario, about 100 kilometres outside of Cairo. Police reportedly concluded the bishop had been struck with a sharp […]
Rare medieval Bible returned to Canterbury Cathedral 500 years after it disappeared
A rare medieval Bible has been returned to Canterbury Cathedral in England, 500 years since it went missing during the Reformation. The Lyghfield Bible. PICTURE: National Memorial Heritage Fund. Now known as the Lyghfield Bible after the 16th century monk from Canterbury who once owned it, the cathedral purchased the Bible for £100,000 from a […]
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…