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How Virtue Drives Out Vice
The Poverty of Love
The desert fathers and mothers would know instantly why our gospel is too small.
Disenfranchised in Pakistan
A guide to Christians' concerns about the February 18 parliamentary elections.
Monastic Evangelicals
The attraction of ancient spiritual disciplines.
The Ten Thousand Monk March
Monastic Christians in Palestine showed both a passion for orthodoxy and ecumenical sensitivity.
The Living Desert
Thousands of monks and nuns sought to turn the Holy Land into a land of holy people.
Emerging Monasticism
A mission renaissance in 'The New Friars'
Unceasing Prayer in an Uncertain World
As the peace and unity of Europe collapsed, the monastery of Cluny pointed a new way forward.
A Devoted Life: Did You Know?
Interesting and little-known facts about Benedictine monasticism.
A Devoted Life: Christian History Timeline
From its roots in the early Eastern church, through the Benedictine centuries, to the birth of new kinds of religious orders in the Middle Ages
The Original Do, Re, Mi
Julie Andrews made it popular, but the real musical genius behind this singing aid was a medieval monk.
Praying in the New World
The Blessing of Benedict
The "Father of Western Monasticism" spent his life teaching spiritual beginners about kindness, community, and prayer.
Converting Europe
For centuries, monks were at the center of the Western missionary enterprise.
Illuminating Europe
Under Charlemagne's influence, the monasteries shaped the future of Western education, trade, and even handwriting.
Re-Monking the Church
Many Catholics and Protestants are looking back to Benedict for the community and spiritual intensity they can't find in modern culture.
A Life of Listening
Benedict's Rule became the gold standard of monastic life.
Classic Faith for Modern Times: Thomas à Kempis
"What Good Is Knowledge Without Fear of God?"
Fighting Demons In The Desert
How a book about one man's radical quest for God helped to redefine Christian discipleship and launch the monastic movement.

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Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice.

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