He shared his reflections on St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Bernard combined the austerity of the Cistercian monastic renewal with intense service to the Church.

In his zeal to set an example for monastic reform, Bernard lived a life of such penance that his health suffered and his superiors had to persuade him to be more moderate.

St. Bernard, son of a Burgundian noble family, was canonized in 1174 and is recognized as a Doctor of the Church. One of the Church's most prolific writers, theologians, preachers, and reformers, he ...

Remember, O most gracious virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to your protection, implored your help, and sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this ...

The St Bernard stained glass panels at St Mary's church, Shrewsbury, are being taken out on the first weekend of March 2007.

By 1118 Clairvaux was able to found its first daughter house—the first of some 70 Cistercian monasteries Bernard founded (which in turn founded another 100 monasteries in Bernard's lifetime).

St Bernard of Clairvaux, architect of the Cistercian order, a rigorous form of Benedictinism which would never have done here in Westminster, was well-known for his devotion not just to Christ but ...

Every year on Aug. 20, the Catholic Church honors St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the 12th-century monk who helped to build up the Cistercian order — some of whom are known today as the Trappists ...