This summer my wife and I participated in a seminar on vocation in higher education. One of the readings was Pierre de Calan’s Cosmas, or the Love of God. We and our colleagues found this book ...

The Rev. Killian (Richard) Loch, O.S.B., son of Frank J. Loch of Wilkes-Barre and the late Catherine Durkin Loch, was among four novices who completed a year of contemplation and study for the ...

I had an existential headache. Having recently finished a graduate program in theology, I was trying to figure out what was next for my life. Looking for inspiration, I accepted an invitation for a ...

A nun is a daughter of the Church, a spouse of Christ and a mother of souls. If you wish to be successful as a married person, you must dedicate your whole self to your family. A woman who chooses ...

Dáil Sketch / Michael O'Regan: Consigned to a political Trappist monastery, with a vow of verbal celibacy, Ceann Comhairle John… Dáil Sketch / Michael O'Regan:Consigned to a political Trappist ...

Ten years ago, I traveled high into the Sahya Mountains in South India to pay a visit to the Trappist monastery of Kurisumala. Here, on the Mountain of the Cross, the visitor can experience the rich ...

Matthew McConaughey, the laid-back, Academy Award-winning actor known for his philosophical musings and iconic roles, harbors ...

“I am a monk who has taken a vow of chastity, poverty and obedience,” says Emmanuel Rousseau, one of 56 “professed knights” of the Order of Malta. Founded during the Crusades as a military ...