Of the many great innovations that have been invented on these shores in the name of American liberty, one stands out for having brought spiritual formation and inspiration to millions of American ...

The podcast’s launch coincides with the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, which Bishop Varden sees as particularly significant. Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of the Catholic Territorial ...

‘Streams In the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers & Mothers’ by Andrew Arndt. (Credit: Used by permission of NavPress..) Here’s a humorous story that illustrates their ...

The questions that hover in the background of this issue are as pressing as ever. Modern Christian hermits still look to him for inspiration, as did the entire Middle Ages, but today we hardly know ...

Father Philotheos of St. Anthony’s monastery, Egypt (photo by Jan Ciglenecki, all photos courtesy the Heritage of the Desert Fathers) Constructed from stacked rocks and carved into remote ...

We call them the Desert Fathers, though, certainly, there were women, Desert Mothers, among them. Beginning in the third century, these men and women retreated into the Egyptian desert. They were ...

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.