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

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

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

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…

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…

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…

"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…