Few have lived the wisdom of the desert as radically as the Trappist monk Thomas Merton. His book of collected sayings gives a beautiful glimpse into what motivated the Fathers and Mothers.

This is one of the many stories of the holy desert fathers and mothers ... These stories also highlight the discernment and wisdom that knows exactly when to discard these very rules and directions.

Known as the “desert mothers,” they were ... Today, church leaders continue to rely upon the fathers’ teachings as authoritative sources of wisdom. Pope Francis, for instance, often refers ...

Those seeking out the wisdom of desert monastics were not ... Margaret is a true heir of the Desert Mothers and Fathers. When she took final vows as a Sister of Mercy, she was asked to give ...