GREENSBORO — Once a star outfielder at Greensboro Senior High School (now Grimsley), Monsignor Joseph Showfety had chosen the priesthood over opportunities to play minor league baseball.

Jeff Brazier is not the easiest man to pin down for a chat. His life involves “lots of travel”. A recent journey by the ...

Pico Iyer is the author of 17 books, including the bestsellers The Open Road, The Art of Stillness, and The Half Known Life.

(Photo: Courtesy photo) Monastic life flourished (save for the time of the Norman invasion) until the French Revolution — when monastic life was thwarted; the Benedictine charism flourished ...

St. Andrew’s Benedictine Abbey in Valyermo, and other places that she enjoyed. She also enjoyed getaways to the desert and beach with her friends. As Angie’s nieces and nephews became adults ...

Anyone interested in protesting can also find a location near them on this website. Some demonstrations have already taken place in London and Paris, and ones in the U.S. are set to take place on ...

No one treats me better, we're so good together. Will you be my boyfriend forever?" sang Abbey. Love on the Spectrum fans on X were in awe of Abbey's song for David. They complimented Abbey's ...

He also published collections of Irish folk songs and was conductor of the London Bach Choir. In 1902 he was knighted and his many pupils included Herbert Howells and Ralph Vaughan Williams, both of ...

The Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Trinity in Cava de' Tirreni is preparing to celebrate its thousand years of existence once again. After the grand event of 2011, this time the celebrations will ...

Montserrat is an eye-catching mountain range near Barcelona, Spain. Its scenic Benedictine abbey hosts the beloved Virgin of Monserrat, a Black Madonna who is the patroness of Catalunya.

The royal couples attended the annual church service at Westminster Abbey (where Will and Kate wed in 2011) for Commonwealth Day, which honors the family of 53 nations, some of which have the ...