“Indiscreet and precarious tonsures have both dishonored the monachal habit and caused the name of Christ to be blasphemed.”

“The two brands of monasticism differed in their attitude toward the state, and toward the question of monachal property.”

“In Measure for Measure an examination of sexuality implies a searching and sympathetic depiction of the monachal orders.”

“I saw how they lived, saw how they dressed, and that influenced in a very strict way the monastic protocols that we later put into action in our own monastic order.”

“This monastic life was steeped in a struggle to realize one's own spiritual ideals.”

“These monasteries have a strong scholarly and philosophical tradition and emphasize monastic celibacy and purity.”

“Comparing his time behind bars with a monasterial retreat, Kabat said jail is a place where he feels at peace.”

“In fact this custom may indicate the historicity of the monasterial tradition of preserving aged tree trunks for carving divine images.”