Jul 24, 2026 · 32 min · 11 segments
Rev. Deborah Duguid-May interviews Brother Jacob, a transgender Anglican Benedictine monk, about his winding spiritual journey to monastic life and his experience at Holy Cross Monastery. This is the…
Brother JacobGuest
Deborah Duguid-MayHost
M. Elizabeth ThorpeHostHe is a monk at the Holy Cross Monastery, which is an Anglican Benedictine religious community in the Hudson Valley of New York.
So for those of you that may not be aware, in the Anglican and Episcopal Church, we also have religious communities like many other faith organizations.
And so I am so excited that you all are going to have the opportunity of meeting Jacob and hearing from him today.
Brother Jacob, I remember that I met you first at a community meeting where, ironically, you and I in the break ended up bonding over food and discussions around food.
Because for those of you who may not know, Brother Jacob and I are both foodies.
I was thrilled by the idea that your spirituality influences your food choices and the way you nurture your land and your animals.
He is a monk at the Holy Cross Monastery, which is an Anglican Benedictine religious community in the Hudson Valley of New York.
So for those of you that may not be aware, in the Anglican and Episcopal Church, we also have religious communities like many other faith organizations.
And so I am so excited that you all are going to have the opportunity of meeting Jacob and hearing from him today.
Brother Jacob, I remember that I met you first at a community meeting where, ironically, you and I in the break ended up bonding over food and discussions around food.
Because for those of you who may not know, Brother Jacob and I are both foodies.
I was thrilled by the idea that your spirituality influences your food choices and the way you nurture your land and your animals.
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