Do monks have sex?

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"My life work is an attempt  to ground the pure, visionary spirit in the imperfect, intoxicating sensuousness of worldly life." Do monks have sex? Most of the ones I've known are serious about their vows.  In my own experience-I was a monk for thirteen years-the vow of celibacy didn't feel like repression. I've talked to a few people over the years who did resent it, but while I was a monk I never met anyone...  Read More- Subscribe to Thomas Moore's Patheos Blog Soul & Spirit and receive it in your email each week. Upcoming events: NY OPEN CENTER - Care of the Soul in Practice Saturday, June 4, 10am-1pm Info & Register The Hidden Plot: The Deep Narrative of Your Life Saturday, June 4, 2:30-5:30pm Info & Register UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS  Deepening Your Spirituality June 11 - Manchester, CT  Info & Register ALTERNATIVES - Living a Soulful Life June 19, London, UK  Info & Register OMEGA - A Religion of One's Own, Creating a Spirituality of the Heart July 10, 2016 - July 15, 2016 in Rhinebeck, NY Info & Register "Thomas Moore is one of the profound spiritual writers of our time." -John Bradshaw, author of the #1 New York Times best-seller, Homecoming "Thomas Moore has taught us how to discover the holiness concealed in the ordinary." -Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People Visit Our New Website: