One of the most coveted activities of the Brothers which they would not give up come what may, is their weekly shopping time: every Wednesday from 3.30 to 5.30 pm. Though some of us do not understand what they have to shop for, for two hours every week given that they have everything, literally everything they need already provided. Well, I was thinking to myself, that it is basically their desire to be out of the house 'into the world'. Left to themselves, they would like to spend as much time as possible outside the Seminary... but not leave the Seminary altogether. Perhaps they would not like to give up the security of the Seminary.
So I ask myself: What is the point of keeping the Brothers 'locked up' or 'safe and secure' within the confines of the Seminary, when their whole mind and heart is outside? So I would not mind having the Seminary too like a school. One stays at one's own place and comes to the Seminary everyday to pick up the skills and the necessary requirements of a consecrated vocation. This way only those really ... really keen on living a consecrated life would come forward. Now we have young people who want to straddle two boats at the same time.
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