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

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

It was revealed to Abba Anthony in his desert that there was one who was his…

Amma Sarah said, "If I prayed God that all people should approve of my conduct,…

Lord, whither do you draw those whom you thus embrace and enfold, save to your…

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. -St. Catherine…

For the eye to be simple, love must exist in our intention and truth in our…

Abba Evagrius also said, 'Take away temptations and no-one will be saved.' Only…

Abba Evagrius said, 'It is a great thing to pray without distraction but to…

It was said of Abba Helladius that he spent twenty years in the Cells, without…

Abba Bessarion, at the point of death, said, 'The monk ought to be as the…