The Christian commandment to love follows first the words of Deuteronomy, that we are to love God “with all our heart, all our soul, and all our strength,” and then the words of Leviticus, that we must love our neighbor as ourself.1 Anchorites, hermits, and Carthusian monks and nuns, the religious who live in solitude, express their love of neighbor chiefly through prayer, as well as counsel to those who seek guidance from them. But most religious live in communities, where love of neighbor can be lived out in daily life.