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... vows to the congregation and could be sent to any house . Great emphasis was laid upon the monastic training in the noviciate , and upon study and literary occupation as the normal ' work ' of a monk in the modern world . Dom Didier's ...
... vows to the congregation and could be sent to any house . Great emphasis was laid upon the monastic training in the noviciate , and upon study and literary occupation as the normal ' work ' of a monk in the modern world . Dom Didier's ...
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... vows and the concepts of obedience and humility are being canvassed , and the atmosphere is charged with criticism and experiment . There has been a distressing exodus of individuals of all ages from almost every order . Meanwhile all ...
... vows and the concepts of obedience and humility are being canvassed , and the atmosphere is charged with criticism and experiment . There has been a distressing exodus of individuals of all ages from almost every order . Meanwhile all ...
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... vows . They have not even the support of their constitutions or declarations on the rule , for these are for the most part ambiguously silent as to the details and conditions of their teaching or pastoral work . On the other hand the ...
... vows . They have not even the support of their constitutions or declarations on the rule , for these are for the most part ambiguously silent as to the details and conditions of their teaching or pastoral work . On the other hand the ...
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List of maps 6 | 6 |
Foreword | 7 |
The first Christian monks | 9 |
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