spiritual wealth
FROM MONK TO MONEY MANAGER. Not only is that the title of a book I’ve written, but it’s pretty much my résumé. For 20 years, I was a monk, and now I’m a partner at a wealth management company. Sound like two completely different callings? The irony of my life is that I joined a monastery in part to escape the world of finance. I ended up spending more time worrying about money than anyone.
Right after graduating from college with a math and philosophy degree, I decided to enter a Benedictine monastery. I was searching for meaning in my life. I thought that if I was ever going to find it, a monastery would be the place. I’d replace the material things in my life with the spiritual.
In the Benedictines, I discovered a remarkable community filled with loving kindness. Each day was rich with meaning and prayer. I was the junior monk by almost 30
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