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

One day when he was sitting in front of the church, the brethren were…

Abba John said to them, "When I get up to offer drink, I am glad when everyone…

John also said, "Going up the road again towards Scetis with some ropes, I saw…

"And like the fish, swimming in the vast sea and resting in its deeps, and…

It was said of Abba John the Dwarf that he withdrew and lived in the desert 'at…

Abba John the Dwarf said, 'If there is a brother who commits a sin through…

Now and then, set aside for yourself a day on which, without hindrance, you can…

Abba John the Dwarf said, 'If a king wanted to take possession of his enemy's…

One day Abba Daniel and Abba Ammoes went on a journey together. Abba Ammoes…

Abba Daniel used to tell how when Abba Arsenius learned that all the varieties…