It appears my new friend, John the hermit, will be calling me quite a bit.  If yesterday is indicative it will be about three times a day.  In his hermitical pursuits, he shuns the internet, creating the need for someone to conduct online research for him.  I find the endeavor charming.  He currently needs contact information on the Order of St Paul the First Hermit located in Pennsylvania.  I found it interesting that my lead of Father David Mary and the Franciscans in Fort Wayne, Indiana has already been explored.  John spent a short time with the order, however he discerned fundamental differences in regards to the tenants of life as a hermit.  His call to the hermitical life could not be fulfilled aligned with the Franciscans.  The intelligence, commitment, and passion of the man cannot be denied.  He is authentic.  There is a health and vigor about his presence, as well as an obstinate confident consuming nature that would serve a hermit well.  His complimentary words that he admires what he observes God fostering within me, convinced I have the makings of a fine hermit, discerning that I have the predisposition and inclinations toward an absorption within silence.  He looks for monks throughout his social endeavors.  The kind words are pleasing since I am the kind of man few people find it necessary to say kind things to.  At this time, he has approximately twelve men willing to join him, four priests and a bishop sharing spiritual desires.  He is drawing up a constitution with the assistance of the bishop, believing it is God’s will for him to align himself with an established order.  I cannot say I am ready to become a hermit, although I am willing to provide support and fellowship, lending an absorbing ear to the vast amount of spiritual, psychological, and healthy living information the mature man of years has acquired throughout his life.  I have a solid feeling I will be seeing him soon visiting Cleveland.