This year's Lenten period was extra special for me. First, I was a newly converted Orthodox Christian preparing for the Holy Pascha. And secondly, I was blessed to visit Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain, for a week-long pilgrimage in March. This spiritual experience practically defies words, but I'll do my best to convey it. Mount Athos, considered one of the most holy places in Christianity, is a 50-kilometer-long peninsula in a remote part of northeastern Greece. An autonomou