A military emergency unit pulled the remains of three medieval kings from a 10th-century Spanish monastery threatened by wildfire, part of a broader wave of blazes and drought battering Europe this week. Late Thursday, flames driven by high temperatures and strong winds pushed toward San Juan de la Peña, a monastery carved into a mountain […] The post Spanish troops rescue 11th-century royal remains from monastery as wildfire closes in appeared first on American Almanac .
A military emergency unit pulled the remains of three medieval kings from a 10th-century Spanish monastery threatened by wildfire, part of a broader wave of blazes and drought battering Europe this week. Late Thursday, flames driven by high temperatures and strong winds pushed toward San Juan de la Peña, a monastery carved into a mountain range in the Aragón region of northeastern Spain. The fire had been burning since Monday and had already consumed more than 3.5 square miles of terrain, forcing the evacuation of 16 surrounding towns. Authorities decided they could not risk leaving nearly a millennium of history inside. Mar Vaquero, vice-president of the Aragón region, told reporters that concern the monastery could be engulfed by…Open
Watch as cloistered Dominican nun Sister Mary Catharine Perry unpacks what life is like inside a monastery on this week's episode of "One Nation Under God." Watch this full episode: https://youtu.be/zDgw8f1Dno4 #religion #cloisterednun #Catholicism
In a world filled with noise and notifications, Sister Mary Catharine Perry has built her life around silence. She explains how stepping back from the noise can make being truly present possible on this week's episode of "One Nation Under God." Watch this full episode: https://youtu.be/zDgw8f1Dno4 #religion #cloisterednun #Catholicism
On this episode of "One Nation Under God," host Susie Pinto sits down with a cloistered nun for a rare look inside a life most people never see. Sister Mary Catharine Perry from the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary in Summit, New Jersey, explains what drew her to the contemplative life nearly 36 years ago and never made her look back. She breaks down what "cloistered" means, why silence matters and what an average day behind the monastery walls actually looks like and more. #cloisterednun #religion #Catholicism Credits: Host: Susie Pinto Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Mekhi Rhodes Editor: Maria Morales-Salazar, Vince Varacello NewsNation is your…
What happens when someone who was on their way to becoming a Catholic priest walks away from God entirely? In this episode of Theological, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Cade Bradley — a self-proclaimed atheist, former devout Catholic, and one-time aspiring seminary student — for one of the most honest, nuanced, and thought-provoking conversations the show has ever had. Cade didn't drift away from faith casually. He read the Summa Theologica. He attended a Catholic film college to evangelize the world. He was preparing to enter a cloistered monastery. And then, at age 20, he asked himself one question: does the strength of my belief match the strength of the evidence? His answer changed everything. In this episode, Shabbos and…
Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her memoir is Cloistered: My Years as a Nun. Originally published March 20, 2024.
