One in Christ (II:4)

12 Jan. 13 May. 12 Sept. Let him make no distinction of persons in the monastery. Let not one be loved more than another [Non...

Festinate, for Crist luve

The Cross: A Way of Life Saint Aelred, the English 12th century abbot of Rievaulx, has long been a dear friend. “Our order”, he wrote,...

All goodness and holiness (II:3)

11 Jan. 12 May. 11 Sept. Therefore, when anyone receiveth the name of Abbot, he ought to govern his disciples by a two-fold teaching: that...

The strongest kind of monks (I)

CHAPTER I. Of the several kinds of Monks and their way of life 8 Jan. 9 May. 8 Sept. It is well known that there...