The monastery becomes home, house of worship, place of work and recreation, the setting for most of her life. This monastery, built in 1912, is a lovely place to live — starting with its ...

The 12 nuns, living in the Carmelite Monastery, opened their doors for the public for the first time in 10 years Sunday and introduced many to their way of life.

Friends of Wisdom Prairie. The monastery’s grounds cover more than 130 acres, including woodlands, Lost Lake, gardens, orchards, nature trails and restored prairie. Lots of animals live on the ...

Abbot of Simonos Petra since 2000, Eliseos has been living in the monastery since 1973. Sign up for Best Bets, your go-to planner for things to do on LI.

Xavier Beauvois has made a deeply thought out film in "Of Gods and Men," based on the true story of nine Roman Catholic monks whose lives of peace, contemplation and service were disrupted by an ...

A monastery designed with extensive custom brickwork, vaulted ceilings and numerous windows for natural lighting called for the top craftsmen in multiple trades. "It was painful for the plasterers ...

Within the year, I'd returned to the monastery to work on a writing project demanding more mental space than my everyday life could offer. Since then, I've made a habit, in every sense of the word ...

Father Isaiah, 50: Chinese, born in Vietnam. Isaiah has been living in Simonos Petra since 2006, arriving there from an affiliated monastery in France as part of a spiritual quest.