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Jack Leahy's avatar

I just began a possibly extended stay at Benedictine Monastery. So this is a relevant post for me (thank you to Clara for pointing me to it!). I would like to do something similar to what you are describing-- a kind of lay monasticism.

I was just now, before dinner, thumbing through a copy of Our Thoughts determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica. I bring this up because I have zero idea how I could bring this into reality. I will simply pray and think positively about it. Man proposes...and God, well, we shall see what God does.

Thank you for your post and I look forward to reading more.

Thank you.

-Jack

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Nanda Kishor's avatar

Thanks for this beatiful and insightful piece. It's great that you are sharing so many practical details; I somehow think some awareness of our alternative, spiritually-oriented lifestyles can be very beneficial for the public at large, who might be yearning for a change but haven't been exposed to models that are as attractive -and challenging and rich- as the one you describe here.

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