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1. Sanctity and sanctimony

Author

Dumitrescu, Irina

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects, Hermits -- Social aspects, Literature/writing
Abstract

AS A LIFELONG PERFECTIONIST I've always been fascinated by those moments in history when a large group of people is seized by the desire to live by the highest possible [...]

Published
2024

3. The Hindu Cosmopolitanism of Sister Nivedita (Margaret Elizabeth Noble): An Irish Self in Imperial Currents

Author

Barua, Ankur

Subjects
Religious educators -- Social aspects, Monks -- Social aspects, Internationalism -- Social aspects -- Religious aspects, Hinduism -- Social aspects, Controlled vocabularies, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Abstract Sister Nivedita (Margaret Elizabeth Noble), a prominent disciple of the Hindu guru Swami Vivekananda, creatively reconfigured some traditional Vedantic vocabularies to present the 'cosmo-national' individual as one who is [...]

Published
2020

4. Books: Eat, Pray, Concentrate

Author

Cep, Casey

Subjects
The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction (Nonfiction work), Monks -- Social aspects, Attention -- Social aspects, General interest, Literature/writing, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Casey Cep (LIANA JEGERS) Who was the monkiest monk of them all? One candidate is Simeon Stylites, who lived alone atop a pillar near Aleppo for at least thirty-five years. [...]

Published
2023

5. Trappist monks keep beer tradition alive despite decline in interest for monastic life

Subjects
Breweries -- Social aspects, Monks -- Social aspects, Brewing industry -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Beers produced in Trappist monasteries have long been considered superior -- the most famous being Belgium's (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/belgium-trappist-beers-under-threat) Westmalle beer. The accolades come because the monks who produce the brews are [...]

Published
2023

6. From Acolyte to Sahabi?: Christian Monks as Symbols of Early Confessional Fluidity in the Conversion Story of Salman al-Farisi

Author

Bowman, Bradley

Subjects
Conversion (Religion) -- Analysis, Religious leaders -- Social aspects, Monastic life -- Analysis, Monks -- Social aspects, Islam -- Social aspects, Christianity -- Social aspects, Muslims, Christian theology, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Abstract This paper will examine the narrative of Salman al-Farisi/'the Persian' and his conversion to Islam, as recounted in the eighth-century Sira of Ibn Ishaq, as a lens into the [...]

Published
2019

7. Secular Monks

Author

Taggart, Andrew

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects, Single men -- Social aspects -- Religious aspects, Secularism -- Social aspects, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Jack Dorsey, cofounder and CEO of Twitter and founder and CEO of Square, wakes up at 5 a.m. After drinking a juice made from Himalayan sea salt, water, and lemon, [...]

Published
2020

8. 'Wide open to life': Thomas Merton's dialogue of contemplative practice

Author

Simmer-Brown, Judith

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects, Christians, Contemplation, Religions -- Relations, Buddhists, History, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Through my decades of Tibetan Buddhist practice and interreligious dialogue experience, I have often contemplated an encounter that took place in a bar in the Central Hotel in Calcutta, October [...]

Published
2015

11. P.E.I. monks buy 600 lbs of lobster to release them into ocean

Subjects
Prince Edward Island -- Environmental aspects, Monks -- Social aspects, Lobsters -- Environmental aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: CBC News More than 600 pounds of lucky lobsters were spared the pot Saturday, thanks to compassionate monks on Prince Edward Island. The monks bought the lobsters from various [...]

Published
2016

12. A Catholic monk in the Philippines defies his church to help people with HIV

Subjects
HIV patients -- Care and treatment, Monks -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cdn.pri.org/sites/default/files/segment-audio/12222015_08.mp3 Paul Bongcaras is a Catholic monk of the order of the Society of the Divine Word, in Cebu City, Philippines. He spends [...]

Published
2015

13. After Disaster, Monks Seek Salvation in Beer

Author

Povoledo, Elisabetta

Subjects
Norcia, Italy -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects, Italy Earthquake, 2016, Monks -- Social aspects, Earthquake damage -- Italy, Breweries -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

NORCIA, Italy -- The Rev. Cassian Folsom was preparing to celebrate morning Mass one recent Sunday when suddenly the earth started trembling. ''Stones and roof tiles started raining down on [...]

Published
2016

14. The Pagoda Boys

Author

Overland, Martha Ann

Subjects
Cambodians -- Education -- Social aspects, Monks -- Social aspects, Young men -- Education -- Social aspects, Social issue
Published
2007

15. Benedict Nivakoff

Author

McKenna, Josephine

Subjects
Earthquakes -- Social aspects -- Italy, Monks -- Social aspects, Fund raising events -- Social aspects, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

When a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Norcia, Italy, Benedict Nivakoff and the other Benedictine monks who live there escaped injury. But their historic basilica and monastery, built above the birthplace of [...]

Published
2016

16. Tibet Crisis Impacts China's Olympics

Subjects
Olympics -- Social aspects -- International aspects, Tibetans -- Social aspects, Monks -- Social aspects, Civil rights demonstrations -- Social aspects -- International aspects, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89220408 LIANE HANSEN, host: As China gets ready to receive the Olympic torch in Beijing tomorrow, there was more unrest in Tibet as [...]

Published
2008

17. Cult Beer Alters Town, but Not the Monks Who Make It

Author

Tagliabue, John

Subjects
Microbreweries -- Production management -- Economic aspects -- Social aspects, Monks -- Social aspects, Beer -- Production management -- Appreciation, Abbeys -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

VLETEREN, Belgium -- On the face of it, this quaint Belgian town has few attractions -- a charming brick parish church; a tall wooden windmill at the town's main intersection. [...]

Published
2013

18. Monks embrace web to reach recruits

Author

Vega, Tanzina

Subjects
Advertising campaigns -- Technology application, Monks -- Social aspects, Social media -- Usage, Technology application, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The Benedictine monks at the Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, R.I., have a problem. They are aging -- five are octogenarians and the youngest will be 50 on his next birthday [...]

Published
2011

19. Sacred songs sell, drawing attention to their source

Author

Landler, Mark

Subjects
Company market share, Chant: Music for Paradise (Sound recording) -- Evaluation, Monks -- Social aspects, Sound recordings -- Market share -- Evaluation, Gregorian chants -- Evaluation -- Social aspects
Abstract

As noon draws near, the monks glide into the church, their white cowls billowing behind them. They line up in silence, facing each other in long choir stalls. Wood carvings […]

Published
2008

20. Monks' age-old link to ink hits high-tech age

Author

Doyle, Paula

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects, Age -- Analysis, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

VALYERMO, CALIF. * Throughout history, monks have been linked to ink, penning beautiful calligraphy in books and illuminating manuscripts. The Benedictine monks at St. Andrew's Abbey in Valyenno, located in [...]

Published
2014

21. Monks head back to court

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects, Funeral industry -- Licensing, certification and accreditation, Coffins -- Licensing, certification and accreditation, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

NEW ORLEANS * On Aug. 15, lawyers for the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors appealed a federal judge's July 21 ruling that allowed a group of Catholic [...]

Published
2011

24. Former gang members seek serenity in becoming monks

Author

Eaton, Tracey

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects
Abstract

When Sophal Nam joined the Tiny Rascal Gang, he brought unspeakable shame to his family. And when he landed in jail, his parents declared, 'Leave him there.' He decided there […]

Published
1993

25. The monk who changed tune

Author

Kellaway, Lucy

Subjects
Monks -- Social aspects, Forgiveness of sin -- Analysis, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Father Anthony Sutch is a monk who is head of Downside School in England, and who has been involved in a compact disc project with Virgin to record choirs. He argues that compassion is an important Christian virtue and that blaming people is not helpful. The worst sinner can be forgiven, and he understands the motives of a priest who prayed for Hitler. He was previously an accountant. His fellow monks at Downside tend to be more conventional.

Published
1996

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