I was blessed with an opportunity to stay at Mt. Athos in 2001. It was an experience that impacted me pretty significantly. More than anything else, perhaps, I was surprised to discover there things that, in my naivete, I had assumed belonged only to Christianity in the first millennium AD. It really is a unique place.

Therefore, check out:

Mt. Athos: A visit to the Holy Mountain – 60 Minutes – CBS News.