FEMALE MONKS: are there Catholic ones?

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Nowhere_Man said:
Franciscans and Carmelites are Friars, not monks; they have active charisms whereas monks are contemplatives. But you are right the Catholic Church has many, many monks! 😃 Benedictines, Brigittines, Cistercians, Carthusians, Trappists, so on and so forth.
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Yes, this is where it gets muddy. We Carmelites (as well as all the mendicants) are monastics but are friars, not monks.
 
ByzCath said:
Yes, this is where it gets muddy. We Carmelites (as well as all the mendicants) are monastics but are friars, not monks.
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And “my” monks are monks, but at least somewhat mendicant. One monk travels 4 hours both ways to be with us, and he has other Oblate groups 1+ hours further away than that.🙂
 
Luigi_Daniele said:
And “my” monks are monks, but at least somewhat mendicant. One monk travels 4 hours both ways to be with us, and he has other Oblate groups 1+ hours further away than that.🙂
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As I said, this is where it gets muddy. 😃
 
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