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…

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

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

Amma Syncletica said, "There are many who live in the mountains and behave as…

Abba Anthony said to Abba Poemen, 'This is the great work of a man: always to…

How would you explain this saying?' and Abba Joseph replied, 'I do not know.'…