“To be Christian means to divorce oneself from the world. This is not about moving out into a desert and crawling into a cave. This divorce, this forsaking, is a matter of the heart. It means detachment. Nothing should come before God. Neither one’s career, one’s wealth, family, or even spouse, should take precedence over following God’s way. To be Christian demands that we live like a foreigner in this world.”
(Fr Peter Kavanaugh, ‘Into the Desert’ blog)