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

“As the Christ-child in the womb advanced toward birth in a long, deep silence,…

Abba Anthony said also, 'just as fish die if they stay too long out of water,…

Abba Anthony also said, 'Our life and our death is with our neighbour. If we…

Abba Anthony also said, 'Some have afflicted their bodies by asceticism, but…

Abba Anthony said, 'I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world…

Abba Pambo asked Abba Anthony, 'What ought I to do?' and the old man said to…

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…

Someone asked Abba Anthony, 'What must one do in order to please God?' The old…

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