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Recently I had the opportunity to spend 24 hours at a Catholic Monastery, living the life of a monk. During that time, Br. Ignacio Gonzalez, one of the monks at the abbey, was kind enough to sit down with me and answer some of the questions I've always wanted to ask a monk such as, "how do you pay for things?" "do you own more than one shirt?" and "what happens if you don't want to be a monk anymore?" In the hour that we had, we covered everything from his vocation story to how often he can wear Hawaiian shirts. I had a wonderful time, and I trust you will too.

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Hey! My name is Austin, and I'm a 23 year old guy who’s passionate about the beautiful simplicity and transformative power of the gospel. I believe that the gospel, the good news about Jesus, is really good news, and I’m out to explore, unpack, and share that good news with as many people as possible. I'm a full blown Bible and Church History nerd that loves getting to dialogue with others about this, learning as much as I can, and then teaching whatever I can. I grew up around Frederick, MD where I eventually ended up working my first job at a church. They made the mistake of letting me try my hand at teaching, and instantly I fell in love. That set me on a path for further education, and I'm currently a student at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, studying theology. On any given day you can find me with my nose in a book or a guitar in my hands. Want to get to know me more? Follow me and say hi on Instagram at: @austin.suggs

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:20 - The Joy of Monasticism
06:01 - Diversity of Monks
10:12 - Monastic Vows and his story
18:10 - Testing Vocation
22:05 - Being Realistic about Monasticism
27:00 - Why Habits?
30:47 - Do you always wear the habit?
33:04 - Getting out of the Monastery
34:48 - Leaving Family
36:50 - How do monks pay for things?
40:20 - Can you quit being a monk?
46:20 - What are Oblates?
49:15 - Closing words