Fifth Kind of Monk

Fifth Kind of Monk

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I want encounter with God, but I don’t want it.
The work of community in shaping our world.
Nov 23, 2025 • Linda Romey
A never satisfied monk
Ideas of a conscious universe
Sep 2, 2025 • Linda Romey
In the ocean of God's love
An invitation to shape an interconnected community of monks
Jul 3, 2025 • Linda Romey
Circuitous routes: go for the guideline
Be love for the world
May 2, 2025 • Linda Romey
Binary thinking keeps us bound
The monastery must foster win-win in a zero sum world
Mar 30, 2025 • Linda Romey
Weighed down with sleep
The Transfiguration and AI
Mar 17, 2025 • Linda Romey
A worm and not even human
Finding freedom in limitation
Mar 10, 2025 • Linda Romey
The whole world under one beam of the sun
Experience and expression
Feb 18, 2025 • Linda Romey
Avoid uttering nonsense
Think slow
Feb 8, 2025 • Linda Romey
Going dark
Or, finding light in stability in community
Jan 19, 2025 • Linda Romey
Fifth Kind of Monk
Fifth Kind of Monk
St. Benedict wrote his 6th century Rule of Life for one of the four kinds of monks he named in that short Rule. After 1500 years, it's time to explore the life of a Fifth Kind of Monk.
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