Living on the Border of the Holy held in Salt Lake City

held in Salt Lake City in July 2015

Downtown Monks tells the story of the challenges facing a community of Benedictine monks in their ministry of running a boys’ school amid the gritty realities of inner-city life in Newark

each chapter includes an overview of cultural practices surrounding each liturgy that may be unfamiliar to clergy

Readers are encouraged to explore their thoughts

Lesson 1: The Circle of the Church Year

Living on the Border of the Holy held in Salt Lake CityI wish every self identified person of faith could read this remarkable, thought provoking book.Bruce Bawer, author of Stealing Jesus There is a lot of tension in churches today about whose ministry is primarythat of the laity or of the clergy. Living on the Border of the Holy offers a way of understanding the priesthood of the whole people of God and the priesthood of the ordained by showing both are rooted in the fundamental priestly nature of life.