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Anselm800
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I am a 16-year-old in junior year of high school and live in Brooklyn. As a Catholic and someone who is intellectually curious I have a deep interest in theology and have read works by saints Augustine, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, and Boethius in order to absorb as much as I can so as to make this a part of my intellectual formation. I really would love the opportunity to witness and experience directly the life and works of a monastic order or of friars. I was wondering if anyone knows of any opportunities for a young Catholic to experience and learn from monastic life for a few weeks over the summer (preferably in the New York City area). I am very wary of existing youth programs. I am looking for an educational opportunity for direct experience with monks or friars in order to witness an expression of a Catholic theological and philosophical tradition as well as a deeply historical continuity rather than a bonding experience with other young people. I already contacted the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal but unfortunately I’d have to be 18 years old to volunteer with them. Does anyone have any ideas?
