2. Application Process

If the process of inquiry has gone well, you will feel ready to apply for postulancy, to live the monastic life with the community for a period of three months. In preparation for postulancy, the community needs to know a little more about you:

• We provide you with a writing guide to write your autobiography (family, where you grew up, relationships, schooling, work history, and your faith history).

• We also ask you for three letters of recommendation from individuals who know you well, who have a pretty good understanding of who you are and what you care about.

• With all this information in hand, the vocation team will invite you to a series of interviews to learn more about you.

After review and recommendation, the vocation team, with the approval of the abbot, will officially invite you to begin postulancy.