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

Abba Macarius while he was in Egypt discovered a man who owned a beast of…

A brother asked a hermit, ‘Suppose there are two monks: one stays quietly in…

A hermit said, ‘I never wanted work to be useful to me while causing loss to my…

A brother said to a hermit, ‘If I see a monk about whom I have heard that he is…

Abba Macarius said, "If you reprove someone, you yourself get carried away by…

It was said of Abba Macarius the Egyptian that one day when he was going up…

When Abba Macarius was returning from the marsh to his cell one day carrying…

He also said that when Abba Macarius received all the brethren in simplicity,…

Concerning the devastation of Scetis, Abba Macarius said to the brethren, "When…

Amma Sarah also said, "I put out my foot to ascend the ladder, and I place…