The author walking at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, Calif. (Hiroko Takeuchi) I first began spending time with my friend Therese after she wrote me a letter about an old book of mine I’d written ...

Silent retreats at religious centers across the country are experiencing a significant increase in attendance as more Americans seek refuge from digital distractions. The Loyola Jesuit Center has seen ...

Americans seeking relief from hectic daily lives are increasingly exploring a tactic monks and nuns and others have practiced for millennia: being quiet and listening. Leaders from a variety of ...

A question that may seem absurd at first merits further contemplation: Could missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints help save the Catholic monastic movement in the United ...

CHEYENNE - In the remote mountain peaks of northwestern Wyoming, a rare new Roman Catholic monastery is drawing young men with promises of a Spartan life of prayer and meditation, following traditions ...

For Gen Z Women, It’s the Summer of Silence A few years ago, Harvard University found that growing numbers of adults from Generation Z were identifying as Catholic. In the spring, waves of Gen Z ...

A relic of the young French Carmelite nun — known in the Catholic Church as “The Little Flower” — is coming to Redlands. The faithful can see the relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux at the El Carmelo ...