“The hope is they will come back here. All the monks want to come back. There is more than a chance that this will happen.” Mount Melleray staff member Christina O’Flynn’s tone was ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for centuries Shoshi Parks History Correspondent Six of the 24 Orthodox ...

His first stop was Buddhism, dedicating two years to training as a monk. However, the disciplined, ascetic lifestyle wasn’t the right fit, and he eventually returned to the secular world.

Meanwhile, another martial artist is tasked to capture him, but a treacherous Shaolin monk's rise to power forces them to unite. King Hu's A Touch of Zen is a wuxia epic blending romance, comedy, and ...

The influential film made a star of Gordon Liu Chia-hui, who played the fighting Shaolin monk San Te, and set the style for many of the martial arts films which followed. But Lau’s two sequels ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Texas has announced its newest training facility, providing corrections staff with the latest tools and resources to fill a growing demand. On Thursday, the Texas Department of ...

“Monasteries don’t make much sense without monks,” says Fr Richard Purcell, abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey in west Waterford. The cleric is in reflective mood as the Cistercian ...