 Trinity Priory, in the Free State of South Africa, is home to the hermit, +John, his four dogs, and guests from time to time who come for spiritual guidance or help entering various monasteries. It is a place of prayer and presence. It is a place where the cacophony of life stills and God is apparent. No need to clutter the air speaking pious platitudes--it's about spiritual life lived seriously, but with great joy.  Most of the day, it is steeped in silence, living prayer. Its hermit, like most, does his own shopping and takes care of hermitage and its yard. He sees himself as a universal brother, welcoming all where they find themselves in the given moment, the only reality. Many hermits, of various traditions, and some monasteries are loosely affiliated with the Priory, but retain membership in their own traditions or none.
Fr Kevin, Deacon Francis, Priestmonk Trevor, brothers Dominick and Donovan and Sisters Elna, Angela and Helen--the latter three also Anglican priests--are attached to the Priory as well. +John runs a Yahoo group of over 465 called monasterion and a much more intimate group at ning.com called Hermitary, offering support to serious hermits, solitaries and those living in the present moment. Dr. Angel Francisco Sanchez Escobar (+Claudio) and his priests in Spain are associates of the Trinity
Priory as is Joyful Heart Hermitage in the United States. Joyful Heart Hermitage  |
