monasticism

Dear brothers and sisters, Thank you for your community and shared brotherhood in Christ! Social media tends to be so sin-saturated; it's refreshing and comforting to find Christian community during COVID online. Lately I've been having trouble with temptation to lust. Fortunately, there are...

Well, since it's Father's Day today in the USA where I am... :) In English: O my fathers of the wilderness, I wish I could live the way you lived (x2) It was a life of prayers, vigil, and tears A life of prayers, vigil, and tears for the Lord Jesus Father of the Monks* Abba Antonios and his...

An interesting take on the struggle of praying at home and relationships in the home and how they cultivate our virtues in the 'domestic monastery' that our homes ought to be.

Our beloved father HG Bishop Youssef is livestreaming services from his residence at St. Mary & St. Moses Abbey in Texas. Here are this morning's prayers and praises, for all who are dearly missing being able to gather in our churches: Holy fathers of the desert, pray for us and for the whole...

We receive again and again questions about this and, also, there is a lot of misinformation on the web - that's why we wrote a (hopefully) clear post about this. If something is unclear and/or missing, please let us know.

'If you were to forgive me, it would make it much easier for me,' he added unexpectedly and in a whisper. 'On the condition that you forgive me as well,' Tikhon replied in a voice full of emotion. 'For what? What have you done to me? Ah, yes, isn't that a monastic formula?` 'For the intended...

Note: I have made some slight revisions to remove cumbersome inclusions of transliterated Arabic words (placed below in italics) where their frequency may inhibit smooth reading, in those cases where removing them would not reasonably alter the meaning of the text itself. The only other changes...

Is only the individual winning something from it or does the Christian community benefit from Monasticism?

For our edification:

I thought about leaving my life to find internal calmness. Something I am struggling to find in the outside world. I want to become a monk not just to heal my mental illnesses but to serve God. How can I become an Oriental and/or Eastern Orthodox monk?

This afternoon someone shared this quote with me and I found it particularly interesting. And so, if you vow to take up the religious life, and if you live with men of like mind, with a clear conscience that in monasticism you seek nothing to your advantage in your relationship with God, but...

Good morning all, Christ is risen! I'm Alex - a confessional Lutheran of the Missouri Synod. I'm a college student, finishing up my second year at George Mason University majoring in mathematics with a minor in religious studies (early church history is my focus!), and after I graduate I plan...

Link: What would Thomas Merton and Daniel Berrigan say about the Benedict Option?

I'm an Eastern Christian living in a Catholic country and I recently met a few people involved with Opus Dei. It seems to be a really cool group of people very involved in their faith. I'm wondering if there are equivalents in Eastern Christianity, if not why? Also why does Catholicism have...

Link: https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/whole-universe-inside-not-outside