The abolition of the vowed religious life of monks and nuns removed a powerful institutional witness to Christian ambivalence about material prosperity, and opened the door to the acquisitive society. (firstthings.com)
Together, the new research shows that the social lives of monk parakeets are structured by several types of relationships. (sciencedaily.com)
The second Anga deals with the religious life of the monks and devotes much of its attention to refuting heresies which might lead young monks into error. (religion-online.org)