2 questions about the names that religious take

[JReducation]

Originally Posted by DCNBILL

Thomas Merton?

Originally Posted by FrancisMonica

I agree! Thomas Merton

Originally Posted by iloveangels

Thomas Merton, but somebody probably beat me to it. Now, I'll go back and read the whole thread and see.

Yes, it was Thomas Merton. At the time the Trappists maintained their French customs and called the monks Dom. He was Dom Louis. Later they changed to English and he became Brother Louis. He was named after St. Louis King of France, maybe because he was a Frenchman himself.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV

[DCNBILL]

Originally Posted by JReducation

Yes, it was Thomas Merton. At the time the Trappists maintained their French customs and called the monks Dom. He was Dom Louis. Later they changed to English and he became Brother Louis. He was named after St. Louis King of France, maybe because he was a Frenchman himself.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV

So when do I start my postulancy? Can I commute?

[JReducation]

Originally Posted by DCNBILL

So when do I start my postulancy? Can I commute?

Actually, if you want to be a secular brother, you can commute and you're not too far either.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, FFV

[Mark1124]

Originally Posted by JReducation

Male religious do not take female names other than adding Mary as a second name.

There are exceptions. I know a Fr. John Therese.