Monastic orders explained

Br. Leon: Yes, Benedictines chant and make fruitcakes, Dominicans preach and write books, Carmelites—uh—live in cloisters and have mystical experiences—
Br. Matt: You’re oversimplifying.
Br. Leon: We’re Franciscans! We’re supposed to be simple!
Br. Matt: Simple! Not over-simple!
Br. Leon: Hair-splittin’ Thomist!
Br. Matt: You calling me a Dominican?
Br. Leon: Yeah! Next thing you’ll start arguing about pinheads dancing on angels!
Br. Matt: You calling me a pinhead?

-From Black as Night, by Regina Doman