An invitation to become a monk to Charlie Rose, Lewis CK, Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Roy Moore, Donald Trump and the more than 30 other jerks who have recently been exposed as sexual predators, and/or grown men with junior high sensitivities. So, what are you guys going to do now, what with your …
Category: The Monastic Discipline
Dec 26
The Abbot, Abbess, as Spiritual Principle
When we first elected the Abbot to be the abbot of HMM, just because he’d been here the longest and loved the monastic life– at least in theory– more than most of us—well, more than some of us– and understood the contemporary potential and function of a monastery-without-walls–he said was honored, and would accept the …
Mar 05
WHY BE A MONK OR A NUN
Lately, I’ve been happy being a monk. In fact, when telemarketers call, and start in on their spiel, I often politely interrupt and tell the economically enslaved person on the other end of the line, “Sorry, friend, we are monks and nuns here, and don’t . . . (answer surveys, need new siding, have mortgage issues, …
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