Whatisamonastery?Amonasteryisaplacesetapart--aplacetolearntheblessingsofpowerlessness,andthattimeisnotoursbutGod’s.Ourhomeandourdutiescan,justlikeamonastery,teachusthosethings.Thevocationofmonasticmenandwomenistophysicallywithdrawfromtheworld.Buttheprincipleisequallyvalidforthoseofuswhocannotgoofftomonasteries.Certainvocationsofferthesamekindofopportunityforcontemplation,andprovideadesertforreflection.Intenbriefandpowerfulchapters,Fr.Ronexploreshowmonasterylifecanapplytothosewhodon’tliveinacloister:-MonasticismandFamilyLife-TheDomesticMonastery-RealFriendship-LessonsfromtheMonasticCell-RitualforSustainingPrayer-TensionswithinSpirituality-ASpiritualityofParenting-SpiritualityandtheSeasonsofOurLives-TheSacrednessofTime-Life’sKeyQuestion
