The World Health Organization has argued that “excessive noise” is a serious threat to human health. Studies have shown that excessive exposure to noise not only causes hearing loss but also leads to ...

Our world seems to be increasingly fractured. Sadly, our Church is becoming increasingly fractured as well. We’re still reeling from the festering wound of the sexual abuse crisis. We’ve seen recent ...

The life of Mihailo Tolotos is one of the strangest and most fascinating stories connected to monastic life. According to a popular account often shared in religious circles, he lived for more than ...

Photo courtesy of Fundación Contemplare. Ana Garcia and Rodrigo Gonzalez wanted one thing: muffins made by nuns. The couple, in their early 60s, were waiting in a line coming out of a historic ...

The history of monastic life from its origins in the fourth century to the 16th, examining their role as power-brokers, as communities, as refuges and as centres of artistic innovation.

In our contemporary world, noise pollution has reached dangerous levels. The World Health Organization has argued that “excessive noise” is a serious threat to human health. Studies have shown that ...