An Angel Is a ‘Guardian of Holiness,’ Explains Bishop Varden
The Cistercian bishop reflected on angels as mediators of God’s providence and on St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s realism rooted in mercy during the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux: Monastic Reformer and Adviser to Popes
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.
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