On November 12 , Orthodox believers honor the memory of the holy martyr Josaphat. Name days are celebrated by Ivan, Oleksandr ...

In 2023, my wife Liz embarked on a self-guided spiritual retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Nelson County, Ky. She returned with an armful of books and souvenirs from the ...

Oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk led a thrilling performance of Raskatov’s “Time’s River” that pulled from every end of the ...

After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his ...

A native of Fairmont, West Virginia, Paul Quenon entered Gethsemani as a novice in 1958. Thomas Merton was his novice master.

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The monastery, certified by the association ... tradition of including animals in spirituality that ranges from Native American practices to the medieval legend of St. Francis taming a wolf ...

The Monastery of the Philosopher in Arcadia, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is steeped in Greek history. Located on the west side of the gorge of River Lousios, 11 km (7 miles) south ...

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There are several famous neighborhoods and squares in Athens with strange names, whose origins even Athenians are unaware of.

FERDINAND– Ferdinand is preparing for its 27th Annual Christkindlmarkt, set for Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17. This ...