My article in Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality is out! (Here is the link to the essay).  This is a fuller discussion of what I summarized in my April Newesletter “In Praise of Musicians.” I am still playing with this whole language of the “consecrated life.” Someday I think I will write something about three different ways of talking about “consecrated life,” but here is this contribution for now. Love to hear your thoughts!