DOM AUGUSTINE ROBERTS, OCSO Where does Mary fit among the many elements of monastic life? How does the monk or nun live out a relationship with the Mother of Jesus? Who and what is Mary for me?These are not questions to be answered lightly. In general, it seems to me that Mary will be for […]
Category Archives: ISSUE 3
Volume II-2, 2006
SR. JULIE ANN PESONGCO,OCSO The Second Vatican Council taught that the authentic renewal of religious life requires “a continual return to the sources of all Christian life and to the original inspiration behind a given institute.” At the same time, it urged religious communities to faithfully preserve “the spirit and aims of each founder, as […]
MO. AUGUSTA TESCARI, OCSO Except in monastic circles—especially French-speaking ones—Blessed Marie-Joseph Cassant is a very little-known Trappist. Discreet, reserved, and unassuming, Fr. Cassant lived his life in a way that drew little attention to himself. He spent nine years at the Abbey of Our Lady of the Desert in southern France, passing almost completely unnoticed. […]
SR. MARTA HA THI THANH THUY I first came to know Our Lady through my family; my grandparents and parents taught us, children and grandchildren, to pray morning and evening prayers by reciting memorized prayers and saying the Rosary. I also remember my mother teaching me how to count the beads, but since I didn’t […]
DOM PAUL MARK SCHWAN, OCSO What elements make up a Cistercian devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM)? As a member of the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance, I propose that first it is necessary to look at our Constitutions to see what is said about the BVM and then comment upon […]
DOM DAVID LAVICH, OCSO We might find it curious to note that the name of Mary, or even the name “Jesus”, is not mentioned in the Rule of St. Benedict. Although the Rule of the Master includes the name of “Jesus” three times. It seems that St. Benedict consciously avoided much reference to the humanity […]