St. Seraphim, like Francis of Assisi, talked to animals. One day two nuns saw him deep in conversation with a bear. The bears of the Russian forests are very ferocious, and the two women were terrified. But Seraphim reassured them… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
People never cease to project on to God their individual and collective obsessions, so that they can appropriate and make use of him. But… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
Prayer and Theology are inseparable. True Theology is the adoration offered by the intellect. The intellect clarifies the moment of prayer, but only prayer… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
The kenosis of the Son reveals the mystery of God who is Love. This gift of life is an extension of a mysterious exchange… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
St. Seraphim, like Francis of Assisi, talked to animals. One day two nuns saw him deep in conversation with a bear. The bears of… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
It is therefore essential to let the 'heart spirit' settle like calm water. Then it becomes a tranquil lake in which the sky is… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
Our nature is to worship, but unless that element is directed towards God it becomes "a senseless impersonal force, carrying us away in its… — Olivier Clement Copy Share Image
