You can certainly still go with a hooded habit for a CH monk design. I know many Franciscans who wear a habit daily. On 12/13/06, Sandy Olson <sandyo@myclearwave.net> wrote: > Thanks, Raven, for your most interesting update on monks. > > Good to know a sense of humor prevails so we would not be offending any of > the good brothers with a CH moderate monk on our shirts. But..no hood? I'm > disappointed. However, I would certainly not want to be accused of being > behind the times regarding monk attire so we can go with a hoodless monk who > is moderate about hot peppers. And...I know perfectly well that OUR monk > will accomplish great things by moving the moderate cause forward and > letting people know you don't have to eat the extreme heat to be a true CH. > > I sometimes think the true CH spirit has little to do with the pod itself. > It seems the vast majority of people I've 'met' on this list are kind and > generous, intelligent and giving, fun and can laugh at themselves. Now...do > those qualities lead you toward peppers or do pepper bring out those > qualities in a person? Chicken or egg? > > Hope life is good in Santa Fe this Christmas season. I enjoyed it so much > last year and took your advice about going downtown to see the fariolitos. > Beautiful! > > SandyO > > >