Cum transieris per aquas, tecum ero
When Thou Passest through the Waters Saint Maurus, together with Saint Placid, is honoured as one of the first disciples of our father Saint Benedict....
Accedite ad eum et illuminamini
Several years ago I translated this splendid text of Mother Mectilde de Bar entitled “On the Solemnity of Thursday.” In it, Mother Mectilde pours out...
Tunc dixit: Ecce venio
CHAPTER XXXIII. Whether Monks Ought to Have Anything of Their Own 11 Mar. 11 July. 10 Nov. The vice of private ownership is above all...
Abandonment and the Grace of Pentecost
In this conference, Mother Mectilde instructs us on the feast and grace of Pentecost. I first translated this text in 2011. God’s Gift to Us...
Amen: This Word is Full of Mystery
I referred to this text of Mother Mectilde de Bar in yesterday’s homily. It is taken from Le véritable esprit [The True Spirit], the book...