Do people become Monks/Nuns nowdays?

Paddy Samurai

I know theres a shortage of priest,but does anyone join these now days?Someone told me a lot of widowers in later life become monks.Never heard of anyone becoming a nun?.
It would make a great TV programme,celebs becoming Monks:D.

No bills,free accommodation and food.Some monasteries make their own beer/wine................So free beer.
A few years back,i visited Assisi in Italy,a few of the monks seemed to be hippy americans.


Anyone ever think about it?.

Absurdum

My missus was a nun for halloween.

orourkeda

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

I know theres a shortage of priest,but does anyone join these now days?Someone told me a lot of widowers in later life become monks.Never heard of anyone becoming a nun?.
It would make a great TV programme,celebs becoming Monks.

No bills,free accommodation and food.Some monasteries make their own beer/wine................So free beer.
A few years back,i visited Assisi in Italy,a few of the monks seemed to be hippy americans.


Anyone ever think about it?.

Its about the only thing left for them to do

Latchy

After reading the OP I've decided I need to find myself ....again .

whiskeyman

It's a dying habit

KungPao

I'd like to be a monk.

But only if I get to sing on Enigma's next album.








And have sex with ladies whenever I want

Handy11

My uncle has recently become a monk. Over in France. Now a missionary in Christchurch after a stint in the Phillippines and india

Turtyturd

There is already a terrible TV show about a Monk.

Shatstand

There were a few in my hometown, but now there are nun

amacca

ah yeah but you would have to pray and meditate and be holy and care about your fellow man or at least pretend to etc

I'll be honest, none of these things are my strong points.....and I wouldnt be able to keep up the charade.....if some beatific monk reminded me gently about morning prayers at some ungodly hour I'd probably tell him where to go.

Prison..now there's a thought

Paddy Samurai

Handy11 wrote: »

My uncle has recently become a monk. Over in France. Now a missionary in Christchurch after a stint in the Phillippines and india

France sounds nice:D,did he get the free beer?.

My name is URL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimay_Brewery

That seems like a pretty cool vocation

amacca

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

France sounds nice:D,did he get the free beer?.

They are probably brewing it....monks are a great bunch of lads for that...relieves the boredom.

OneArt

I think I'm going to become a Buddhist monk for a year or so at some point.

jackie1974

I work in an abbey, there's no monks under the age of 70. I think there was a big group living there years ago but there's only around 12 of them still alive.

castletownman

There was a nunnery in my home town back in the day. There was a big open garden that wasn't protected by any wall or anything, no security. One day, the local radio were reporting about one of the nun's going missing.

No 'fence. Nun taken

Paddy Samurai

My name is URL wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimay_Brewery

That seems like a pretty cool vocation

It was always my backup plan,that If I ever ended up homeless I would join a monastery that brewed beer.;)

testicle

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

It was always my backup plan,that If I ever ended up homeless I would join a monastery that brewed beer.;)

Feck beer! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_(liqueur)

bonzodog2

Ah lads, have some respect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5cdoEqsOWc

vampire of kilmainham

i stayed in a monestry in bulgaria for two years living with monks the peace and solitude was fantastic thats what i wanted in my life at that time it probabley wouldent be for everyone but i enjoyed it unfortunatley due to circumstances i had to come home but they left it open to me to come back anytime which i will do when the time is right

Handy11

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Handy11 wrote: »

My uncle has recently become a monk. Over in France. Now a missionary in Christchurch after a stint in the Phillippines and india

France sounds nice:D,did he get the free beer?.

Back in the day he would have been a good man for it. He's now late 40s (touchin 50) and very devout. The demon dhrink is a thing of the past!

ColeTrain

Nuns? It's like an all girls secondary school. These people seem to crave discipline and routine.

mickrock

I've heard nuns don't use condoms.

Very irresponsible.