Bernard of Clairvaux

Christian faith calls not for indulgence or self-denial but something else entirely.

Medieval reformer and mystic

A Man of Peace and the Church Militant

A Brief Overview of Medieval Monasticism

Saint Bernard and Holy Scripture

Cistercians around the world continue to live the monastic life of which Bernard of Clairvaux was the propagator and theologian.

From Love of Self To Love of God To Love of Self for God

Excerpts on man’s original simplicity from St. Bernard’s Sermons on the Song of Songs