Q: IS THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF ST. BRUNO A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY?
A: NO, NOT IN THE SENSE THAT WE LIVE IN MONASTERIES. IFSB MEMBERS ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO DO.
Q: WHAT IS CARTHUSIAN SPIRITUALITY?
A: ST. BRUNO, THE FOUNDER OF THE CARTHUSIAN ORDER, EMPHASIZED LIVING A LIFE OF PRAYER AND SOLITUDE,SEEKING COMMUNION WITH GOD BY MAKING HIS LIFE ONE CONTINUOUS PRAYER.
Q: HOW CAN ONE LIVE LIKE A CARTHUSIAN LIVING OUTSIDE A MONASTERY?
A: IFSB MEMBERS DESIGN THEIR OWN DAILY ROUTINES LOOSELY BASED ON THE TYPICAL DAY OF A CLOISTERED CARTHUSIAN.
Q: DOES THE IFSB EVER HOLD RETREATS OR MEETINGS TOGETHER?
A: WE FELLOWSHIP PRIMARILY VIA OUR MEMBER'S FORUM AT WWW.YAHOOGROUPS.COM HOWEVER, CONTINGENT UPON THE GROWTH OF THE IFSB, THERE MAY BE SUCH EVENTS IN THE FUTURE.
Q: DO I HAVE TO BE CATHOLIC?
A: NO, LIKE BENEDICTINE OBLATES,YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CATHOLIC.
Q: HOW DO I BECOME AN IFSB MEMBER?