Nevertheless, most church teaching, even
in the monastic traditions, has opposed asceticism as a normative ideal.
Celibacy is difficult;
in the monastic tradition, it is always connected with some form of community, with spiritual direction, and with disciplined prayer.
Not exact matches
But the Church's ambitious hopes for
in - churching will make little progress without a vibrant intellectual culture alongside its rich liturgical and
monastic traditions.
Huffington Post: «Beyond the Robe»: New Generation of Buddhist Monks Embraces Science Recently, the Dalai Lama addressed a luncheon gathering at my home
in Boston and announced a decision by the leaders of the monasteries to make the study of Western science part of the core curriculum required of all
monastic scholars
in the Gelug
tradition.
She edits «The
Monastic Way,» a monthly periodical of daily meditations, and is the author of several books, including The Story of Ruth, Twelve Moments
in Every Woman's Life; The Friendship of Women: A Spiritual
Tradition; and Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today.
There is, of course, a long and undistinguished
tradition of lurid, melodramatic tales of masochism and smoldering sexuality
in the
monastic enclosure.
First, those who imagine that behavior modification techniques are a twentieth century innovation may have forgotten how prevalent some behaviorist assumptions have been
in the Christian
tradition generally, and particularly
in the early medieval
monastic and penitential
traditions.
In the ecumenical discussions and experience, churches with their diverse confessions and traditions and in their various expressions as parishes, monastic communities, religious orders, etc., have learned to recognize each other as participants in the one worldwide missionary movemen
In the ecumenical discussions and experience, churches with their diverse confessions and
traditions and
in their various expressions as parishes, monastic communities, religious orders, etc., have learned to recognize each other as participants in the one worldwide missionary movemen
in their various expressions as parishes,
monastic communities, religious orders, etc., have learned to recognize each other as participants
in the one worldwide missionary movemen
in the one worldwide missionary movement.
It is very difficult to say when exactly the
monastic tradition came into existence
in the Indian church.
Even if today's hierarchies do not derive wholly from «
tradition», David Seyfort Ruegg, Hildegard Diemberger, and Sumit Guha remind us that these hierarchies do have historical antecedents
in the patronage structures of
monastic orders, imperial kingdoms, and patrimonial bureaucracies.
Orleans, MA About Blog The Community of Jesus is an ecumenical Christian community
in the Benedictine
monastic tradition whose mission is to be a faithful witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to glorify God through worship, the common life, and the creative arts.
Orleans, MA About Blog The Community of Jesus is an ecumenical Christian community
in the Benedictine
monastic tradition whose mission is to be a faithful witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to glorify God through worship, the common life, and the creative arts.
In India, Buddhist monasteries gradually developed into centres of learning where philosophical principles were developed and debated; this
tradition is currently preserved by
monastic universities of Vajrayana Buddhists, as well as religious schools and universities founded by religious orders across the Buddhist world.
Orleans, MA About Blog The Community of Jesus is an ecumenical Christian community
in the Benedictine
monastic tradition whose mission is to be a faithful witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to glorify God through worship, the common life, and the creative arts.
Cloister guest rooms were a manifestation of Nakashima's devotion to the
monastic tradition, however, they also house the heating unit, bathroom, kitchen, and storage space, which were not included
in the larger building.
Orleans, MA About Blog The Community of Jesus is an ecumenical Christian community
in the Benedictine
monastic tradition whose mission is to be a faithful witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to glorify God through worship, the common life, and the creative arts.