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Fr. Juan Puigbó, canonical hermit

El Tiempo Latino, a U.S. English-language news site covering the Washington, DC region, features an article about Fr. Juan Puigbó of the Catholic parish of Arlington, Virginia, who at forty is leaving parish life to become a canonical hermit. He will live in a secluded location, in a 300 square-foot cabin with modest facilities, and will pursue a rigorous religious schedule.

Article in Spanish; title: “VA: Sacerdote hispano se despide del mundo para siempre en una entrega radical a solas y escondidas. [byline] El padre Juan Puigbó deja la vida parroquial para abrazar la oración y la penitencia en una cabaña de 300 pies al vivir como ermitaño.”

URL: https://eltiempolatino.com/2025/07/16/historias-latinas/va-sacerdote-hispano-se-despide-del-mundo-para-siempre-en-una-entrega-radical-a-solas-y-escondidas/

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Hermette Magazine

Hermette Magaine is a web-based site edited by Risa Mickenberg. Hermette intends to express a femme-centric view of life as an urban hermit or solitaire. Check the description of the website: “The underground newspaper for aspiring they/hermits. The premier anti-social network. Published from an undisclosed location.” The magazine is a quirky, humorous, and refreshingly opinionated site providing a gentle take on urban hermit life.

URL: https://substack.com/@hermette

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New England hermit tourism

Atlas Obscura, a popular resource about curious and intriging travel sites and features, is both a website and a book offering guide material but also background articles. “The Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism,” by Ryan Shea, is bylined: “From Revolutionary War-era recluses to 1920s roadside attractions, meet the solitary figures who turned isolation into a destination.” The article author mentions Hermitary and had conversed with us about the topic. The article specifically highlights the historical Americana hermits Sarah Bishop, Robert Voorhis, John Smith of Erving Castle, and Dug-Out Dan,.

URL: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-england-hermit-tourism

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Richard Withers, hermit

Richard Withers became the first canonical hermit in Philadelphia in 2011, and recently became a priest — at the age of seventy. Withers retains his eremical life style. A short notice announces his new religious status, with a fuller summary of his life and work included in a Wikipedia page about him.

URL: (announcement) https://catholicphilly.com/2025/05/features/our-new-priests/at-70-trailblazer-becomes-first-hermit-priest-in-archdiocese-of-philadelphia/; (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Withers