She came bustling out of the sixteenth century, with a self-deprecating flourish, as soon as I opened the book..Welcome to the ninth episode of Out of Order: an audio journey through the monastic experience of Rob Donnelly in the 1990s.Out of Order is...

CHAPTER NINE

Rob Donnelly entered a catholic contemplative monastery in 1990. His search for truth spanned a decade when the darker realities of the institutional church were beginning to come to light. This memoir is a coming of age story set in extraordinary circumstances. It's a personal account of the journey into the catholic priesthood and the hard reality of leaving it. It's a story of whales and mystics, saints and sinners, spiritual traditions and masculine cultures. It's the story of gravity and enduring love.

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CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER NINE