Thursday, September 18, 2008

Monk vs. brother

A monk is a man who is a member of a contemplative religious order. All monks are brothers, but not all brothers are monks. Some brothers are members of an order whose work is in the world.

Monks and nuns live a contemplative set apart from the world.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Is there a Priest vs/ father/reverend/pastor...etcetera?