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by ImaCatholic2 on July 31st, 2008
According to this article, monks have chosen a vow of silence to "empty oneself in order to allow the Word of God to flower within."
http://www.catholic.org/printer_friendly.php?id=3382§ion=Featured+Today
With love in Christ.
by thatsJustme on January 7th, 2012
monks and nuns do this...its a catholic thing.....it may be to help them move closer to God .keeps down strife and gossip. and an endurance test they have to endure.....who knows.?
by Snowman on January 7th, 2012
Shhh-hh! We're meditating. Go away.
:)
by evandad on January 7th, 2012
They're gluttons for punishment.
by Izzy Eckerslyke on January 7th, 2012
Try asking a monk.
by asdfhjk on January 7th, 2012
monks vow to live in silence because they like the taste of hamburgers and like to be bald because they would be too hot with hair and they think it looks better
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