My parishioners know -- because I've mentioned it in homilies too many times -- that my initial inclination as a young man was toward the monastic life; and have some significant experience in that area. The importance of the monastic contemplative life in the Church (both East and West) is still a point of importance for me. That being said, would this add induce you to investigate the possibility of a monastic vocation? You can click on it if your so inclined. I'm not. The basic punch line is this: Our urban monastery, celebrating seventeen years, belongs to the worldwide...