Orthodox Advices is an Orthodox Christian site in Romania that includes a page of photographs of two dozen “Athonite hermits” plus many more of “elders.” This collection of photographs is unique on the Web, and will take most viewers into a seldom glimpsed culture. URL: http://www.sfaturiortodoxe.ro/foto.
Nova Scotia hermit
This Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) report, complete with television news video, briefly describes the reclusive life of Willard MacDonald, who lived in a Nova Scotia woodland as a hermit since 1943, when he eluded military authorities conscripting him. Like most hermits, he was not without friends. He lived in a “shack” until 2003, then another building until his recent disappearance and apparent death at 87 years of age. URL: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/28/canada/kitch040628
Sky Farm Hermitage
Sky Farm Hermitage, founded by Fr. Dunstan Morrissey, offers cottages for private retreats in Sonoma, California. The Web site offers photos of the grounds and facilities, information for reservations and directions, plus biographies of the resident hermits. URL: http://www.skyfarm.org.
Hermits in Art: Chiang Chao-shen
A modern Taiwanese artist depicts a classic Chinese hermit theme: the hermit angler (in “Hermit Angler on Clear Waters”), where the solitude of the little craft and its occupant in vast waters represents self and universe. URL: http://www.npm.gov.tw/eng91/exh/e_jiang9104/e_01.htm.
Hawaii hermit, Fr. Louis
We communicated with Fr. Louis, a retired Orthodox bishop living in Hawaii as a hermit, some time ago, so it is interesting to see how his one-page Yahoo! site (originally titled “Phoney Hermits” and still a page there) grew to include many pages of thoughts, rants, and life details. Some all-caps text and lots of religious controversy await visitors. URL: http://www.geocities.com/hermit3712/.