Educators may qualify for possible recertification points. For more information, call 977-2100. The entrance to Holy Cross Abbey, a short walk from the banks of the Shenandoah River. Kathleen Norris made me want to visit a monastery. She made monastic life look like a temptation, not a virtue .
Most major religions have monastic traditions.
Buddhist and Christian monastic orders are most familiar to Americans, and both faiths maintain monasteries around the country. Most Christian monasteries are self-supporting, cloistered religious communities associated with the Catholic Church. Holy Cross Abbey was established in France in the 18th century and moved to the United States 50 years ago. But living apart doesn't mean cutting all ties with the temporal world. Monasteries have a long history of hospitality and Holy Cross continues that tradition.