In his zeal to set an example for the Cistercian monastic reform, Bernard lived a life of such severe penance that his health suffered and his superiors had to persuade him to be more moderate.

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The Catholic Church has been undergoing a long, slow shift, playing out on the timescale of centuries: a shift to distance ...

Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist Jews have ... In other words, are they today more like a sect, or a monastic order than a broad-based religious revivalist movement?

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Early starts, strict routines and discipline: more and more young men in Finland are being drawn to the rigours of monastic life and its conservative values. In such a secular and progressive ...

Early starts, strict routines and discipline: more and more young men in Finland are being drawn to the rigors of monastic life and its conservative values. In such a secular and progressive country, ...