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Working with terminally ill patients is my ‘monastery’ 

I have long felt drawn to the idea of monasticism, both for its retreat from worldly concerns and for its dedication to living in an abiding awareness of God’s presence. Because my interest in monasticism developed after I found love, had a family and became engaged in worldly matters, retreating from that world was not […]