How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job: A Guide for Benedictine Oblates and Other Christians Who Follow the Monastic Way

Some people become oblates, establishing a formal relationship to a nearby monastery, its monks, and its rule. Others develop a life of prayer, study, and spiritual practice in more informal ways. Some are Catholic, some not. In today's hectic, changing world, How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job offers a rich spiritual connection to a living monasticism that is available to all.