Ancient Christian Wisdom
for Everyday Life

Wisdom for those with the wild ambition of getting as close to Jesus as they can on earth and living the kind of life that God desires every single day

Welcome to the Daily Monastic. I’m Barnabas the Monastic.

I have a wild ambition in life: get as close to the Lord Jesus Christ as I can while on earth. I attempt to do that by learning to become a modern monastic. I explore and integrate ancient Christian monk wisdom in my modern everyday life. I write about it here. Feel free to write to me about your own journey. I currently reside in the “Great White North.”

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Simple Acts of Kindness Will Do

Every Monday, I take out the trash for somebody else. I do this for an elderly woman who is completely bed-ridden. She lives by herself with her cat as a companion. Few people visit her. She has outlived her sons. Her grandson visits occasionally. PSWs come to take care of her a few times a day. But most of the time…

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