Of Monks, Conversion, and Radio Astronomy, Part 1
By Richard Cole Guest Post In the middle of life, I fell in love. For my forty-ninth birthday, my wife Lauren gave me a three-day visit by myself at a monastery in South Texas. I went there simply to...
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Guest Post By Richard Cole —Continued from yesterday. On my second day at the abbey, I bounced around, trying to listen, to feel, to be in the moment like Carmen advised. It was a tough slog. “Waste...
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View ArticleOf Monks, Conversion, and Radio Astronomy, Part 1
In the middle of life, I fell in love. For my forty-ninth birthday, my wife Lauren gave me a three-day visit by myself at a monastery in South Texas. I went there simply to read for a while and relax....
View ArticleOn Monks, Conversion, and Radio Astronomy, Part 2
On my second day at the abbey, I bounced around, trying to listen, to feel, to be in the moment like Carmen advised. It was a tough slog. “Waste time. Waste time,” I told myself, checking my watch. At...
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