Fr. Bill,
The Pauline Fathers in Australia are not Hermits. From their own web site: "The semi-contemplative Order, seeking to expand its apostolate of fostering devotion to the Mother of God, first arrived in Australia in 1981. The Pauline Fathers, as they are commonly called, are "newcomers" to Australia, yet in the few years and despite their small numbers, they have made tremendous progress in their apostolate."http://www.paulinefathers.org.au/info-stpaulorder/ For a view of eremetic life I highly recommend Into The Great Silence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNj2Sf_mgo.
No discussion ...just a few brief statements of fact.
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