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Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Nuns who broke back into their Austrian convent are step closer to being able to stay'

Three nuns are closer to staying at their convent after escaping a care home, with Vatican support pending.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

No fairytale ending for the rebel nuns of Belorado: Spanish sisters quit the fight and leave their convent

Rebel Poor Clare nuns in Spain will voluntarily surrender their monastery keys on March 12 rather than face a public eviction, ending their two-year occupation following their 2014 split from the Roman Catholic Church.
New York City
fromAtlas Obscura
1 month ago

The Brooklyn Visitation Monastery in Brooklyn

A functioning 1855 Visitation monastery in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn occupies over seven acres with high walls and historically neighbored an Inebriate's Home addressing 19th-century alcoholism.
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
2 months ago

The Enduring Legacy of St. Benedict's Monastery in Aspen, CO - SnowBrains

St. Benedict's Monastery transformed a secluded Roaring Fork Valley site through decades of Trappist monastic life, agricultural stewardship, and Cistercian-inspired architecture.
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

Retreating to a Connecticut Convent With the 'Order of Hospitality'

On Sunday, the first snowfall of December covers the Convent of St. Birgitta in a blanket of pure white. "The world is cloaked in beauty today," Father David Blanchfield says as he begins delivering morning mass to a dozen or so churchgoers bundled up in puffy parkas and thick scarves. Sitting inside feels spiritually counterproductive. Snow, to me, has always felt holy. The purity of it, delivered straight from the heavens. The way it elongates shadows and sparkles in the sun.
Mindfulness
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French mother superior bullied nuns in Montmartre

Mother Marie-Agnes led decades of systemic abuse, surveillance, coercion, and financial exploitation of Benedictine nuns in Montmartre from 1969 to 2012.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Spain's excommunicated nuns of Belorado: We have enough to deal with just getting through life'

Inside are the nuns who, on May 13, 2024, broke with the Roman Catholic Church, which entails excommunication. They have no intention of leaving, but on March 12, they will be evicted by court order, with backup from law enforcement if necessary. If you wish for assistance, please call this number, reads a second sign hanging below the first. On a side door, there is graffiti that urges them to Occupy and Resist.
Miscellaneous
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

New Medieval Books: Blessed Mary and the Monks of England - Medievalists.net

English Benedictine and Cistercian monks (1000–1215) shaped medieval Mariology by deepening Marian devotion, theological reflection, and using Mary as a model for Christian life.
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