Sister Suzanne, Author at Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

This Spirit gives us the pledge of salvation, the force of life, and the light…

It happened that when Abba Arsenius was sitting in his cell that he was…

One nun came to Blessed Sarah and said to her: "Pray for me, my lady." The…

Let your Spirit lay hold of and possess all our secret affections, transmuting…

The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes. -St Teresa of Avila…

Amma Theodora also said, "There was a monk, who, because of the great number of…

Abba Anthony said, 'Whoever has not experienced temptation cannot enter into…

Amma Syncletica said, "In the beginning there are a great many battles and a…

Having withdrawn to the solitary life he made the same prayer again and he…

While still living in the palace, Abba Arsenius prayed to God in these words,…