The others had been driven into secular life or killed.
During this time, all religious were ejected from their properties and expected to live secular lives.
Upon the death of his wife, he followed his father's example and gave up secular life for the Church.
Between 1964 and 1969 he made the difficult transition to secular life.
After his brother's death, he returned to secular life.
My experience of secular life is that these things would be utterly unacceptable - illegal, in fact.
Tamm is now married with a daughter and lives a secular life.
Norbert prepared for him a set of religious practices to follow in his secular life.
In his secular life he was devoted to mathematical science, and particularly to astronomy.
Most continued as monks, but some returned to secular life, married, and had children.