Tag: friar
![](https://i0.wp.com/oblatesosbbelmont.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/18MONKS-web.jpg?resize=110%2C110&ssl=1)
What Is the Difference Between a Friar, a Monk and a Priest?
Their priesthoods are equivalent, but their vocations are not exactly alike A reader writes to Aleteia: “Can you please help me to understand the differences between friar, monk and priest? I appreciate your attention. [Signed,] Lorena F.” These are somewhat flexible terms; popularly they are all understood to involve a life of sacrifice and poverty…. Read More ›