How does an unbeliever like me end up in a place that, according to my cohabitants for seven nights, lies closest to God?

In 1982, the sociology department of a Catholic university invited Passionist priest Fr. Thomas Berry, to reflect upon the future of the Catholic church in the United States. Fr. Berry, a cultural ...

A so-called all-male "holy mountain" in northern Greece has hosted Christian monasteries for nearly 2,000 years, with women strictly prohibited. But one woman may have somehow found a home there — at ...

MOUNT TREMPER, N.Y. – The Zen Mountain Monastery will host a family-friendly holiday gathering on Saturday, Dec. 15, for Ulster County residents who may otherwise not have such an opportunity. The ...

This is the first of a series describing hikes offered by the OC Hiking Club. Name of Trail: O’Neill Park/Monastery hike. Name of OC Hiking Club hike organizer: Harish Jani of Mission Viejo was born ...

Chancing upon an isolated, mountaintop monastery hidden within the recently-opened country of Myanmar, Portlander filmmaker Brian Perkins smuggled in gear on oxcart, dodged military investigations and ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Populism news every morning. Steve Bannon has suffered a setback in his bid to open an academy for nationalist leaders after Italy’s ...

This is an account of Fr. Thomas Berry's burial at Green Mountain Monastery in Vermont on Monday, June 8, by Angela Manno. "The weather at Green Mountain Monastery on June 8th, the day of the funeral ...