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scholarfarmer.bsky.social
Medieval miracle stories contain some very relatable misery: sore throats, missed work, and the desperate desire to feel useful again. Also: one cantrix gets her voice back just in time.

silencesandsounds.blogspot.com

#nuntastic #monasticlife #Catholic #medievalsky
A photo of the ruins of the Dominican convent from St Margaret's Island, Budapest; blog post title “I Sang with the Others”: Voice, Healing, and Margaret of Hungary
September 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
tigerseye856.bsky.social
Retreat Over #monastery #monasticlife #monks #ireland #nature #mountains
January 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
taicheuk.bsky.social
Gregorian #Monk In #Prayer Wearing Hooded #Cassock #TShirt #Clothing Delve into the serene world of Gregorian Monks. #MonasticLife #Spirituality #MedievalHistory #Prayer #Benedictine #Monastery #Abbey #ReligiousLife #taiche #fathersdaygifts #faith www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZJB9PXS
January 14, 2026 at 6:13 AM
mrwinstonsmith.bsky.social
If I could go back 32 years, I’d tell my younger self one thing:

Become a Carthusian. 🕯️⛰️🙏✝️

#Carthusian #Catholic #Solitude #Prayer #MonasticLife #God
September 27, 2026 at 12:32 AM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
Sister Kính Nghiêm shares about recognizing and embracing suffering in yourself and your family:
www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb...

#PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #mindfulness #monasticlife #belovedcommunity
June 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
anthroencyclo.bsky.social
‪📘 "The Vow of Stability" by @robotforaday.bsky.social is out now and #OpenAccess via @scotunipress.bsky.social!

A deep dive into monastic life, community, and how religious institutions endure through time. #Anthropology #Ethnography #MonasticLife

🔗 Read it here: books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/...
robotforaday.bsky.social Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social · May 20
"this continuity is not simply the comfort of familiarity; it is an unsettling of the ordinary and the everyday... Stability is a work of perseverance open to the unknown."

My new book, The Vow of Stability, now published open access with @scotunipress.bsky.social
books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/...
June 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
templarsnow.bsky.social
Templar and Cistercian Refectories - Same Meal, Different Setting
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#Cistercians #CisterciansVsTemplars #Commandery #KnightsTemplar #MedievalArchaeology #MedievalArchitecture #MedievalHistory #MilitaryOrders #MonasticLife #templarRule #TemplarsNow #medievalsky
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Templar and Cistercian Refectories - Same Meal, Different Setting
A blog on the Knights Templar and Cistercian Orders and related medieval history in general
www.templarsnow.com
September 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
Brother Chân Trời Đạo Bi reflects on the importance of being yourself, play as a Dharma door, and the support of living in community.

www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb...

#PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #mindfulness #monasticlife #belovedcommunity
June 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1mystic1.bsky.social
Available at amazon.com/author/mystic1

#UnorthodoxPilgrimage #MountAthos #SpiritualJourney #PilgrimagePath #MysticTravel #MonasticLife #SacredPlaces #AmazonBooks #MysticAuthor #OrthodoxChristianity #SoulAdventure #gayspirit #booksky #InnerPilgrimage #catholic #pilgrimage #caminodesantiago #camino
July 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
planet-gay-comic.bsky.social
🕯️ A monk gently tends to his injured brother in faith ♥

Image: Dreaminia 3.0, SDXL inpainted

#MonasticLife #BrotherInFaith #SacredCare #QueerHistory #HealingRitual #MaleIntimacy #gayart #LGBT #LoveIsLove
A medieval monk in a brown robe kneels beside a shirtless young man wrapped in a towel, gently tending to a small leg wound. They are in a candlelit stone bath chamber, surrounded by steam and silence. The scene conveys care, intimacy, and quiet devotion within a monastic setting.
August 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
Our latest article:
"The River in Me"
Selected verses of transformation from Sister Đẳng Nghiêm’s collected poems

"Only the wave understands
How vast the ocean is.
Only the ocean knows
Where the wave goes and returns to."

#PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #poetry #mindfulness #MonasticLife
The River in Me – The Mindfulness Bell
Selected verses of transformation from Sister Đẳng Nghiêm’s collected poems
www.parallax.org
February 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
noblesatirist.bsky.social
Somehow this
Is quite religious! 🙏 ✝️

For if Christ is a Fish…
See where I’m going with this?

—LF #monasticlife #Christian
June 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
benedictinesisters.bsky.social
Hanging onto summer as long as we can! #MonasticLife #Catholic #Adoration

benedictinesisters.org
August 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
Brother Pháp Dung teaches us to cultivate our good seeds, community, and freedom.

www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb...

#PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #BelovedCommunity #monasticlife
May 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
taicheuk.bsky.social
#GregorianMonk In #Prayer Wearing Hooded #Cassock by #taiche #redbubble Delve into the serene world of Gregorian Monks. #MonasticLife #Spirituality #MedievalHistory #Prayer #Benedictine #Monastery #Abbey #ReligiousLife #taiche #fathersdaygifts #faith www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1353...
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM
carmelitequotes.blog
📜 Lay brothers once lived unseen in Carmel—praying their "Our Fathers", working silently, and embracing a life of quiet holiness. Brother Lawrence was one of them. Learn more about their hidden vocation: carmelitequotes.subs...
#BrotherLawrence #CarmeliteTradition #MonasticLife

March 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
delight-in-peace.bsky.social
Pindapat complete including a philosophical discussion in the park regarding dependant origination with a stranger. The conclusion was that there should be more public philosophy #livingthedream #monasticlife #rightlivelihood
September 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
New Year, New Issue!
Rolling out articles from Issue 95: The Monastic Path. May Thich Nhat Hanh's vision and the Plum Village monastic community inspire your practice of mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism. 🙏🏽

mindfulnessbell.org

#ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #mindfulness #monasticlife
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
Brother Trời Đức Niệm reflects on his monastic journey and on the important role of Plum Village in supporting the climate movement.

www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb...

#thichnhathanh #plumvillage #motherearth #climatechange #earthdayiseveryday #EarthDay #monasticlife
Is Peace in Ourselves Healing the Planet? – The Mindfulness Bell
Brother Trời Đức Niệm reflects on his monastic journey and on the important role of Plum Village in supporting the climate movement.
www.parallax.org
April 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
1mystic1.bsky.social
Athos Adventure $6.99 @ amazon.com/author/my... #SacredMountAthos
#SpiritualJourney #AthosPilgrimage
#HolyMountain #MountAthosPilgrimage
#AthosPath #SacredPilgrimage
#MonasticLife #PilgrimageOfTheSoul
#MountAthosMysticism #AthosCalling #booksky #AncientPilgrimage
#PathToAthos
July 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
templarsnow.bsky.social
Origin of the Cistercian Order: isolation and poverty
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#CistercianOrder #CistercianLife #MonasticLife #abbey #abbeye #historyfacts #MedievalMonks #CistercianArchitecture #CistercianHistory #MedievalHistory #ChristianMonks #CatholicHistory #MedievalChurch #medievalsky
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www.templarsnow.com/...
September 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
aucpress.bsky.social
New in Paperback
This first volume in the Christianity and Monasticism series explores seventeen centuries of Christian and monastic life in Sohag, Upper Egypt.
Read more in this blog: tinyurl.com/Christianity...
#aucpress #christianity #sohag #monasticlife #ScholarlyPublishing #coptic #studies
August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
1mystic1.bsky.social
🌿 Unorthodox Pilgrimage
🕊️ Monks, mountains, mysticism.
🌌 A soul’s raw path revealed.
📖 amazon.com/author/mystic1

#MountAthos #Athos #UnorthodoxPilgrimage #Pilgrimage #SpiritualJourney #MysticTravel #PilgrimagePath #MonasticLife #books #author #awakening #spirituality #mindfulness #booksky
February 14, 2026 at 8:15 AM
mindfulnessbell.bsky.social
Brother Đạo Hành answers: What does it truly mean to be a monastic?

Read the full article:
www.parallax.org/mindfulnessb...

Photo by Jerome Cabeen

#PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #mindfulness #monasticlife
March 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
1mystic1.bsky.social
Unorthodox Pilgrimage — raw encounters on Mount Athos. 🔥📍 Get yours: amazon.com/author/mystic1

#MountAthos #Athos #Pilgrimage #SpiritualJourney #MysticTravel #PilgrimagePath #MonasticLife #Monastery #Monasticism #Asceticism #Iconography #Hesychasm #Silence #GreekOrthodox #Orthodoxy #booksky #travel
September 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM