Ronald Rohlheiser
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Domestic Monastery Part 3: My Own Monastery Bell
I roll over in bed at two thirty in the morning this past winter, hearing my infant’s cries. Usually in that moment all I want to do is keep sleeping. Yet there are breaths now when a thought reminds me:… Continue reading
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Domestic Monastery Part 2: Tailoring the Framework to What Your Life Already Is
It seems I have a choice. Either I can be frustrated that parenting inhibits my desire to do other things that I consider “more spiritual,” or I can accept the current limitations of my life and trust that those very… Continue reading
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Domestic Monastery Part 1: The Framework of Ora Et Labora
The real question is, what is the framework or principles behind the monastic life? What purpose does it serve? And are those principles transferable to another way of life? Continue reading
Danielle Klafter 