Here is my ever growing list of blogs, web sites, and other resources I’ve found on the internet relating to the hermitic life, and a Christian hermit in particular.  The topics are diverse.  Please keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive, and it will continue to grow.

If you were to ask what I’d recommend for someone just starting out, I would direct you to the “Quick List of Links” over in the right column of this page.

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Clicking on a heading or topic in the list below will take you to a list of related web sites that I keep on delicious.  On the delicious page you can further refine the list by selecting from the “+Tags” list in the right column. (The multi-level database structure of delicious does takes a bit to get use to, but it’s not difficult.  Just play with the features and you’ll quickly be a pro.)

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• Web sites by, about, or useful to hermits
  • general hermit resources – solitude, meditation, newsletters, etc.
  • blogs or web sites by hermits
    • non-religious/secular
    • religious
    • hermitage
  • stories and articles about historic and contemporary hermits
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• Christian Topics
  • Spiritual Rhythm – prayer, meditation, contemplation, etc.
  • Rule of Life
  • monasticism
  • new monasticism
  • Missio Dei
  • Rule of Benedict
  • Benedictine Oblates
  • Christian creeds
  • Francis Schaeffer
  • Thomas Merton
• Miscellaneous – a variety of topics that just don’t seem to fit elsewhere (a few of the more specific topics are given below)
  • journaling
  • useful free software
  • Environment
• ALL - lists of all web sites in the ‘hermitjrnl’ delicious list — you can quickly customize this listing using the selections available in the right column of the delicious page.

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If you know of a web site that you think may be of interest to fellow solitaires or hermits, but it’s not listed on delicious, you are welcome to leave it in the comments section below.

revised: October 22, 2009