The Cloud of Unknowing teaches us the peace that comes from learning to love.

If we move beyond a piecemeal approach to medieval Christianity, we can mine the rich vein of its spiritual, intellectual, and practical resources.

Wrinkle cream becomes the latest in a long, long line of products sold to support monastic communities.

For Catherine of Siena, personal growth and public service start with passionate love for God.

"The hammer of heretics"

Greatest Desert Father

Carmelite mystic and feisty administrator

Benedictine abbess, visionary, and writer

Practitioner of God's presence

Mystical founder of the Franciscans

Father of western monasticism

Founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

Father of English history

How a brilliant monk laid the groundwork for Christian Europe.

Bernard of Clairvaux was a tough act to follow—yet thousands of Christians walked his path.

The story of Thecla highlights the difficulty of reporting on early female monastics.