Downtown Monks " without the need for

" without the need for dogmatic certainties

Jesus was quite clear that we must lose our life before we find it

Human beings do not want to die

proclaiming God’s reality in a visible–and breathtakingly beautiful–way

and laws are all important and necessary

Downtown Monks " without the need forDowntown Monks tells the story of the challenges facing a community of Benedictine monks in their ministry of running a boys school amid the gritty realities of inner city life in Newark, New Jersey. Father Holtzs story remains an inspiration for readers and also serves as a model for Christian living and discernment using Benedictine disciplines.