Suddenly monks are everywhere, or maybe it’s just another case of once you notice something you notice other examples which were there all along.
The latest monk in my life is the hero of Philippa Gregory’s short story, Bread & Chocolate, an unworldly man who gets drawn into a tv cookery programme because of his expertise in making good wholesome bread for his brothers.
He is paired on the show with a beautiful, confident experienced tv chef who is there to make Devil’s Food Cake.
Brother James learns more about the world & all ends happily as he returns to his monastery a wiser & more tolerant man.
