The differences between a brother and priest are simple and yet very diverse. A brother is a man who chooses to live a life in a religious order under the same vows as a priest but yet not preside at mass, reconciliation, or the anointing of the ill. The role and ministry of a brother is as diverse as being a nurse to a teacher to working in the missions to being a CEO of a hospital.

Monks on the other hand can be either priests or brothers. A monk is the term that is used in abbeys as the members of the abbey refer to one another. A monk is a member of a certain monastery or community.

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