The Shared Journey of Lent
February 22, 2026
In his message for Lent, Pope Leo proposes to us to “undertake a shared journey during Lent”. Immediately Pope Leo situates this time offered to us as a time together,
One of the major factors motivating Robert, Alberic & Stephen and their companions to leave their monastery of Molesme and begin New Monastery in the wilderness of Citeaux is recorded in the Exordium Parvum, an ancient text documenting the history of our Order’s beginnings. The intention of the first monks is described in this document […]
“Thanks solely to this encounter—or renewed encounter—with God’s love, which blossoms into an enriching friendship, we are liberated from our narrowness and self-absorption. We become fully human when we become more than human, when we let God bring us beyond ourselves in order to attain the fullest truth of our being….For if we have received […]
In his message for Lent, Pope Leo proposes to us to “undertake a shared journey during Lent”. Immediately Pope Leo situates this time offered to us as a time together,
Monastery Lentils A popular Guest House recipe that is vegan, easy to make and packed with flavor. Recipe calls for dry herbs – but use fresh for extra flavor. Serve
Sr. Veronique Geeroms was born in Ninove, Belgium part of the Low Countries, the land of mystics. And she was a ‘mystic’ of the ordinary daily monastic life. She comes
