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Why be a monk?

Ciarán Ryan, County Limerick, IrelandMarch 14, 2014

Serenity, solidarity and a sense of spiritual fulfillment are some of advantages of a life spent in a monastery, but as Father Henry O'Shea puts it, it's no kindergarten either. He explains his motivations for becoming a Benedictine monk.

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