A short op-ed in the Mercury News (Bay area, California) by a high school student who wants to be a hermit. URL: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/14094296.htm.
Ordination of a hermit
Of special interest to Catholics is this report by a Catholic bishop in Oregon which discusses the unique ordination of a canonically-recongnized hermit to the diaconate. URL: http://www.sentinel.org/articles/2006-9/14518.html.