Sister Mary Jo and Sister Theresa have made their home at the monastery on State Street in Portland for several decades living in the cloistered Catholic community. Sister Mary Jo has lived there ...

During Angela's first semester at her art college, she partied hard--and art schools party harder than do most college students. But after a few months, that felt empty to her, and almost like a light ...

Mother Oda shared how their cloistered, contemplative life is 'rooted deeply in the liturgy.' A sister of the Norbertine Canonesses of Bethlehem Priory of St. Joseph walks with some of the priory’s ...

Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery of society’s focus on outward appearances. Focusing on the contemplative dimension of the ...

They are your neighbors - but you may never see them. Living in consecrated community, the habited sisters spend most of their time in prayer, interacting with the public and with family members ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

DETROIT — At the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament, 32 cloistered Dominican sisters pray around the clock. Each hour finds at least one of them in silent prayer in the chapel. They are praying for a ...

Nearly three decades after establishing their monastery in Alexandria, the Carmelite Sisters are preparing for what they describe as the most important building project in ...