"People would go seek them out in the desert or caves for wisdom ... Because I love him deeply," Nikolaos Economides said.

“People would go seek them out in the desert or caves for wisdom ... Because I love him deeply,” Nikolaos Economides said. Days of work and prayer starting well before dawn Monks' days tend to be ...

On the Greek island of Amorgos, nestled within a cliffside monastery seemingly untouched by time, Father Spyridon Denaxas ...

The lead-up to Easter is a period known as Lent, a 40-day season of fasting, prayer, and reflection. It recalls the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert and resisting temptation. Lent ends with ...

Soon the desert’s silence is broken by the chattering ... Within this redoubt, monks pray and conduct their services, as they have for almost 1,500 years, surrounded by gifts showered on ...

"People would go seek them out in the desert or caves for wisdom ... Days of work and prayer starting well before dawn Monks' days tend to be anchored in busy schedules of worship and work ...

This practice was historically common in Syria’s desert regions ... often blending in as monks or farmers. Some ninja masks were even designed to resemble the faces of angry animals to ...

The low humidity in this high-altitude desert is one reason Alchi’s murals ... according to an inscription in Alchi’s prayer hall, “like a bee, he gathered the essence of wise men’s ...

He was one of the famous desert hermits of that time. St. John spent four or five years in various monasteries. He wanted to become familiar with the way monks pray and live. Finally, John found a ...