tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post1869386895663449502..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Advice to a Young VocationBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-75472512197728119002009-10-30T16:36:09.851-04:002009-10-30T16:36:09.851-04:00An aspiring religious may also want to become at l...An aspiring religious may also want to become at least a little acquainted with the extraordinary form. <br /><br />If they feel a pull in this direction, it may be an important thing to consider. For example, the Benedictine monks in Clear Creek, OK and the Carmelite monks who raost that coffee in Wyoming live completely according to the rhythm and spirituality of the older forms. Many priests, like you, have some comfort with both forms, yet some orders, like the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, have decided that the extraordinary form is NOT part of their charism, and their priests may not celebrate it.ben in denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-68361637818205550942009-10-29T18:33:09.109-04:002009-10-29T18:33:09.109-04:00Thanks for this. I'm looking at the Dominicans...Thanks for this. I'm looking at the Dominicans, Benedictines, and Jesuits, but thankfully have a couple years' forced delay (during which I'm doing a second BA in Theology) to learn and discern. At my university, Jesuits run the Chaplaincy, and there are both Dominican and Benedictine institutions that are part of the University, and they've all been very willing to talk to me and invite me to meals, prayer, and events. I live in an abundance of riches.Cole Matsonhttp://colematson.comnoreply@blogger.com