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NYC LGBT
fromGothamist
5 days ago

Nuns at Westchester nursing home say trans rules violate their religious rights

A Catholic nursing home is suing New York state over mandates that conflict with its religious beliefs regarding transgender care.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

New Medieval Books: The Life of St. Othmar - Medievalists.net

The Life of St. Othmar recounts the life, imprisonment, and miracles of Othmar, the first abbot of the Abbey of St. Gall.
Germany news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks 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
1 month 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.
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months 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
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'It's deeply meaningful' - Irish nun appointed as top Vatican adviser hails inclusion of more women by Pope Leo

Sr Mary T Barron, an Irish nun, was appointed consultor to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and welcomed the pope's strengthening of women's inclusion.
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.
Left-wing politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Why an Agnostic Animal-Rights Activist Went to Seminary

Wayne Hsiung, founder of Direct Action Everywhere, shifted from disruptive direct-action and legal confrontations to enrolling in seminary to build sustainable communal support for animal rights.
Mindfulness
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A binge and a prayer: Italian monks told to avoid Netflix and social media

Monks at the Camaldoli hermitage should avoid social media and streaming, preserving their rooms for prayer, sacred reading, and contemplative life.
History
fromMedievalists.net
2 months 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.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months 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.
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