The moderate Rule of St Basil, or Ascetica, set the model for Eastern Orthodox monasticism. Another important treatise in the Eastern tradition is the Ladder of Divine Ascent (Latin, Scala Paradisi), ...

The monastic tradition in the Christian community goes back a great many centuries, and spans Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Anglican communities. Over the centuries, monks have made their ...

The faith and practice of the Eastern Orthodox Church will be the focus of the 2nd Annual Encountering Eastern Orthodoxy Conference at Hope College on Monday and Tuesday, April 12-13. The conference, ...

Welcome to the Monastic Republic of Holy Mt. Athos. Please set your calendar back a thousand years. Clocks here run on Byzantine time, which starts at sunset. Dates are calculated according to the ...