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A Good Place to Lose Your Mind

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A Good Place to Lose Your Mind One of our monks, let’s call him Fr. Stan, wasn’t an eloquent preacher at the best of times. He had been married—he returned home one day to find his wife had taken the kids and left without warning or explanation—and came to the monastery later in life. As he developed Alzheimer’s disease, his homilies became even more rambling and disconnected. Once, after an especially disjointed homily that ran on and on, some of the brothers complained to the abbot, who tho...

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A Good Place to Lose Your Mind

Commonweal (United States) | Jun 30, 2026

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CLAIM 게시자: will • Jul 02, 2026
Allowing Fr. Stan to continue preaching despite his Alzheimer's could undermine the quality of spiritual guidance in the community.

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CLAIM 게시자: will • Jul 02, 2026
Fr. Stan's journey illustrates the importance of compassion in communities, showing how we can support those facing cognitive decline.

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CLAIM 게시자: will • Jul 02, 2026
Fr. Stan's evolving homilies reflect a profound truth about life's impermanence and the beauty of vulnerability in faith.

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CLAIM 게시자: will • Jul 02, 2026
The abbot's response to complaints about Fr. Stan raises ethical questions about how we treat those with diminishing capacities in faith communities.

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CLAIM 게시자: will • Jul 02, 2026
The experience of Fr. Stan highlights the need for a balance between tradition and understanding individual struggles in religious settings.

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