St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was a monk and abbot, a Doctor of the Church, advisor to popes, preacher of the Second Crusade and was known for his devotion to the Blessed Mother.

Although the knights were initially opposed by religious authorities, the Catholic Church officially endorsed them in 1129 and prominent abbot Bernard of Clairvaux supported them. Europeans began ...

It was most likely drafted in the scriptorium of Arbroath Abbey by Abbot Bernard on behalf of the nobles and barons of Scotland. It was one of three letters sent to the Pope in Avignon ...

Our Saint Bernard’s name was Fongo—after a character my father liked on a radio show from his childhood. That, of course, is neither here nor there. For my purposes in this piece, suffice it to say ...

The Deacons of the Diocese of Birmingham, along with their wives, gathered for their annual retreat at St. Bernard Abbey, ...