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Q: IS THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF ST. BRUNO A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY?

A: NO, NOT IN THE SENSE THAT WE LIVE IN MONASTERIES. IFSB MEMBERS ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO DO. 

Q: WHAT IS CARTHUSIAN SPIRITUALITY?

A: ST. BRUNO, THE FOUNDER OF THE CARTHUSIAN ORDER, EMPHASIZED LIVING A LIFE OF PRAYER AND SOLITUDE,SEEKING COMMUNION WITH GOD BY MAKING HIS LIFE ONE CONTINUOUS PRAYER.

Q: HOW CAN ONE LIVE LIKE A CARTHUSIAN LIVING OUTSIDE A MONASTERY?

A: IFSB MEMBERS DESIGN THEIR OWN DAILY ROUTINES LOOSELY BASED ON THE TYPICAL DAY OF A CLOISTERED CARTHUSIAN. 


Q: DOES THE IFSB EVER HOLD RETREATS OR MEETINGS TOGETHER?

A: WE FELLOWSHIP PRIMARILY VIA OUR MEMBER'S FORUM AT WWW.YAHOOGROUPS.COM HOWEVER, CONTINGENT UPON THE GROWTH OF THE IFSB, THERE MAY BE SUCH EVENTS IN THE FUTURE.


Q: DO I HAVE TO BE CATHOLIC?

A: NO, LIKE BENEDICTINE OBLATES,YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CATHOLIC.  


Q: HOW DO I BECOME AN IFSB MEMBER? 


A: SEND AN EMAIL TO KAREN.SADOCK@SAINTBRUNO.ORG , AND STATE YOUR INTENTIONS. 
NOTE: IF YOU CHOOSE TO EMAIL INFO@SAINTBRUNO.ORG, YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT UP TO TWO WEEKS FOR A REPLY.
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