For questions about God, religion, faith, prayer, or a faith related personal struggle:
feel free to ask me for my help, anytime, anywhere. I’ll do it gladly. And in obedience to Christ I’ll do it for free.
But preferably:
1. no small talk / social chitchat
2. don’t invite me into your house for social reasons / dinner
3. don’t give me meat, alcohol, pies, cookies, or other not-hermit-compatible food.
N.B. financial support to supplement my active income is very welcome. See why below.
vocation, life, and income
My vocation as a traditional hermit keeps my active income very limited. First, because of my daily schedule as a hermit (more information: here). Second, because in obedience to Christ I have to help others for free. And third, because as a hermit living in the tradition of the Desert Fathers I’m staying as much as possible outside society and outside the formal clerical hierarchy and its power structures (more information: here).
That’s why I’m currently living in my car.
This situation helps me to live a simple and God-centred life of prayer, study, and staying true to my public profession and vows of living according to the evangelical counsels (poverty, chastity, and obedience: more information here). And it also helps me to grow in praying for, relying on, and accepting God’s divine providence.
But it’s not easy.
Therefore, please donate if and when you can do so without denying yourself anything because of it
As the recently canonized Saint (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta put it:
“The Lord likes small things best, especially those done with love”
donate
to: bartholomeus
IBAN: NL31 INGB 0008 1495 96
with the description:
donation