Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska

This article is from the June 6, 1997 edition of the Letters from the Monks of Abbeye Sainte Joseph de Clairval Canonized April 30, 2000 An Austere Education On August 25, 1905, in Glogow (Poland), a daughter was born at the home of the Kowalska couple, the third child in a family that will number [...]

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This selection from the Benedictine Monks of Clairval is from August 15, 2004, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Venerable Matt Talbot In a street in Dublin, the morning of Trinity Sunday, June 7, 1925, a man who was making his way to a nearby church suddenly collapsed, dead. His body [...]

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This article is about the Patron Saint of Priests, Saint Jean-Marie Vianney, a very humble and devoted priest. He is a beautiful example of the true priesthood. As Roman Catholics, we must remember to pray for our priests every day. Their trials and temptations are great and they need our prayers to overcome these constant [...]

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The following article is the most recent from the Benedictine Monks of Sainte Joseph de Clairval in France. In light of the constant battle for the right to life, I felt this particular piece would be very helpful as a weapon against those who seek to destroy precious little lives even before they can take [...]

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from the March 21, 2007 Newsletter Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Christ’s call has inspired generous hearts to enter missionary life. In this way, “Mary of the Passion let herself be seized by [...]

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Article dated June 29, 2007 The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul On her deathbed, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux heard a novice sigh with sadness at seeing her suffer so much. “But no! Life is not sad,” she responded. “If you were to say, ‘This exile is said,’ I would understand you. But it is a [...]

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From an article dated April 1998 “Of what use are monks and the religious orders?” This question, out of place in a Christian environment, has become almost banal in our secularized society. Pope John Paul II was even able to write, on March 25, 1996, “Today, many seem to be puzzled and ask: Why the [...]

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from the January 2007 Newsletter Dear friends, “Magis mori quam peccare – to die rather than to sin.” This Christian maxim which inspired the martyrs of Uganda – canonized by the Church in 1964 – to witness with their own blood, has been inserted in the prayer for their feast. These Christians had been prepared [...]

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The following article was first published by the Benedictine Monks of Sainte Joseph de Clairval in France. I have found the articles in their newsletter very interesting and inspiring. With the permission granted me by Père Jacques, I present for your edification random selections from past and present issues. Please visit the web site of [...]

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The following article from Saint Joseph Abbey is the most recent published in their newsletter. I found it so in tune with the present day with the many converts to the Church. I hope, you the reader, will direct new converts and those contemplating conversion to the Roman Catholic Church to read this article; so [...]

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