Posts Tagged ‘German monks’

“Don’t preach” says Facebook Monk

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Popular Facebook identity, Franciscan Brother, John Mary Ignatius recommends not using Facebook to evangelise in the traditional sense of the word, making religious announcements and proclamations to the masses. Br Ignatius, the Facebook Monk, has more than 3,500 friends on Facebook and he says that making religious announcement and proclamations to the masses as “offensive”. Read more

Brewing blogger on Lenten beer fast

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

A blogger is planning to give up food for Lent and drink beer for Lent. J Wilson, who is a home brewer intends to blog about his experience as he investigates a 300 year old tale about doppelbock beer, that is “liquid bread,” first developed for Lent by Bavarian monks in Munich, Germany. Wilson said the got Read more