Monastic contemplatives have staked out a clearly limited a… - David Steindl-Rast

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Monastic contemplatives have staked out a clearly limited area to be transformed by contemplation: the monastery. Lay contemplatives face the challenge of transforming the whole world.

David Steindl-Rast

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