A Month of Sundays

If you want to know what the religious life looks like when turned up to 11

The Great Cloister, Parkminster

“The first forty-eight hours are the worst,” said a Benedictine monk of my acquaintance when I told him I was going to be spending a month at Parkminster. “But if you can get through that you’ll be fine!” he added cheerfully.

Helpful advice, no doubt, but still – not exactly reassuring.

Nowadays, few religious communities li…