Sent to sustain and console others (LXIV:1)
CHAPTER LXIV. Of the Appointment of the Abbot 20 Apr. 20 Aug. 20 Dec. In the appointing of an Abbot, let this principle always be...
Pope Benedict on Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience his closeness, his friendship, his love; only in this way does one...
Solace for the Sizzling
On the Gridiron Saint Laurence is the patron saint of those who have sizzled (or may be sizzling) on the gridiron of lust. I have...
Pope Benedict XVI quotes Saint Teresa Benedicta
It is moving to re–read, on this feast of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Pope Benedict XVI’s words concerning adoration of the Most Holy...
Bride of the Eternal One
An Extraordinary Woman Seventy–four years ago today, on August 9, 1942, the Carmelite Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, known in the world as Dr. Edith...