A traditional Episcopalian, she was not raised knowing about such things, and was, frankly, not comfortable with them. Finally I asked her if she had ever been treated for any mental disorder. She said that she had, but if she took her medication she was free of symptoms. Her diagnosis was Bi-polar Disorder and Lithium was her medication. Her unsought experiences coincided with when her prescription for Lithium ran out.
Authentic spirituality is about the common things of life.
Ordinary things like that. It's about the people who go home and pray every day whether they feel like it or not. It is found in those people who love their neighbor as themselves. I can't hear what you say. Brother Randy, a Solitary monk under vows to the Bishop of New York, lives at the Hermitage of St. Antony of the Desert in Lime Rock, Connecticut.