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Père Abbé de Cîteaux ~ Interview Pere Olivier Quenardel O.C.S.O
April 2009
  • Added Père Abbé de Cîteaux ~ Interview Pere Olivier Quenardel O.C.S.O to French resource page (video interview)
October 2008
  • Added slideshow to the 2011 meeting page
  • Added copy of request for funding sent to all of the Lay Communities
  • Added copy of A Survey Relative to the Formation and Transformation of Persons in the Cistercian Charism
  • Disabled English-language Forums because of excessive spamming
September 2008
  • Added minutes of the Coordinating Committee meeting in Asissi in September 2008
  • Added report presented by the Coordinating Committee to the General Chapters of the OCSO meeting in Asissi
June-July 2008
  • Re-designed web site and added various documents from the international meeting at Huerta
April 2008
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from France--Laïcs cisterciens de l’Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Altbronn (see Communities)
  • Added new Summary of United States Regional Meeting held in November 2007 (see Resources-->Documents from Lay Cistercians)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from the United States--Lay Contemplative Associates (LCA) (see Communities)
March 2008
  • Added Marie ! Rabbouni!! (Mari Paz López Santos) (see Resources French and Spanish)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Maromby (Madagascar) (see Communities)
January 2008
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Holy Cross Monastery (Nigeria) (see Communities)
December 2007
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Assumption Abbey (USA) (see Communities)
November 2007
  • Added House Reports from several communities in preparation for the 2008 Encounter at Huerta.
  • Added a picture of the Steering Committee
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from The Philippines (see Communities)
April 2007
  • Added Holy Week and Easter in Abbey of Santa Maria de Huerta (Mari Paz López Santos) (see Photos)
March 2007
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Monasterio Nuestra Señora de los Andes in Venezuela (see Communities)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Zisterzienserkloster Stiepel in Germany (see Communities)
February 2007
  • Added GRACIAS, hermano Thomas Merton (Mari Paz López Santos)--see Spanish Resources.
  • Added AT HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION (Mari Paz López Santos)--see English Resources
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Monastère de la Paix-Dieu in France (see Communities)
January 2007
  • Added Charism in the Light of Scripture (Peter Stuart, New Zealand)--see English Resources.
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Abdij O.L. Vr. van Nazareth in Belgium (see Communities)
December 2006
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from the Abbey of the Holy Trinity in Utah (see Communities)
November 2006
  • Added Semaine communautaire du 25 au 30 Août 2006 (see Resources)
  • Added LETTRE « EN COMMUNION FRATERNELLE » (see Resources)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Monastère Notre Dame de la Plaine in France (see Communities)
October 2006
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from San Pedro de Cardeña in Burgos inSpain (see Communities)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community Association Grange Saint Bernard de Clairvaux
    (see Communities)
  • Added REFLEXIONS A PROPOS DES ’’LAICS CISTERCIENS’’ (Jean Francois Fyot) (seeFrench Resources)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community fromReal Monasterio de San Clemente in Seville inSpain (see Communities)
  • Added Minutes of the Steering Committee meeting held at Scourmont September 11 -1 5, 2006.
September 2006
  • Added Chez nous sans permission ! (Mari Paz López Santos) (seeFrench Resources)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Rivet inFrance (see Communities)
July 2006
  • Added Carta de caridad (Grupo granadino de Laicos Cistercienses) (See Spanish Resources)
  • Added Réunion des groupes francophones de laïcs cisterciens à Scourmont, les 20-21 mai 2006 (see French Resources)
  • Added Encuentro de Fraternidades Cistercienses Españolas Santa María de Huerta (21-23 Abril de 2006) (see Spanish Resources)
  • Added EN CASA SIN PERMISO (Mari Paz López Santos) (seeSpanish Resources)
  • Added photos of Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont from Denyse Guerber (see Photos)
  • Added photos of meeting at Huerta from Juan Robledo Cuesta (see Photos)
May 2006
  • Added page and links on The Seven Brothers of Atlas (Tibhirine) in Algeria
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Zisterzienserkloster LangwadeninGermany (see Communities)
  • Added Abad Roberto (Mari Paz López Santos) (see French Resources)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Monasterio Nuestra Señora de Vicoin Spain (see Communities)
April 2006
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Olivain Spain (see Communities)
March 2006
  • Added Abad Roberto (Mari Paz López Santos) (see Spanish Resources)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Tarrawarra Abbey in Australia (see Communities)
February 2006
  • Added "Structure and Functions" to the Steering Committee documents (see Steering Committee or Resources pages)
January 2006
  • Added Cheerios, Coffee and Psalms, article in Cincinnati City Beat (see English Resources)
December 2005
  • Added Homily from the Memorial Mass for Thomas Merton delivered by Michael Brown from the Gethsemani community (see English Resources)
  • Re-opened Guest Book for entries from the general public, but with filters to prevent spam and to prevent automated postings (see Guest Book)
  • Added new Lay Cistercian community from Mount Saint Bernard Abbey in England (see Communities)
November 2005
  • Added new OCist lay community from Germany (see Abtei Seligentha in communities)
  • Added Steering Committee documents to the Resources page (see Resources)
  • Addeded the Minutes from the Steering Committee meeting in Assisi (see Steering Committee)
  • Added Stabilie et Laics Associes by Jean-François Fyot to the Resources page (see French Resources)
  • Added the French translation of the Letter delivered to the General Chapter by the Steering Committee on October 21, 2005 (see Steering Committee)
October 2005
  • Added English transaltion of Mari Paz López Santos’ reflection on the meeting at Clairvaux (see English Resources)
  • Posted Spanish translation of the Letter delivered to the General Chapter by the Steering Committee on October 21, 2005 (see Steering Committee)
  • Added links to audio files of formation topics on the web site of the Associates of the Iowa Cistercians (see English Resources--Audio Presentations)
  • Added photos of Abbaye Notre Dame d’Acey from Denyse Guerber (see Photos)
  • Added the English version of the Letter delivered to the General Chapter by the Steering Committee on October 21, 2005. Spanish and French translations are in progress (see Steering Committee)
  • Added The Associates of the Iowa Cistercians: Sowing New Seeds of Contemplation, an article by Trisha and Dennis Day (see English Resources)
September 2005
  • Added Reunión Internacional en Clairvaux 2005 (Alberta Parayre) (see Spanish Resources)
  • Added Constitución de la Familia Cisterciense de Santa María (see Spanish Resources)
  • Added new groups (see Groups): Cisterciënzer Groep Sion
  • Fraternité de laïcs cisterciens de Timadeuc
  • Laïcs cisterciens du Val d’Or
  • Added a link to "Third International Meeting of Lay Cistercians at Clairvaux, France", an article by Br. Chaminade (see English Resources - Other Links)
  • Added the reflections of Mari Paz López Santos on the meeting at Clairvaux. (See Spanish language Resources.)
  • Added new group (Movimiento de Laicos Cistercienses Dominicanos) from the Dominican Republic (see Groups page).
  • Added new group Fraternité Port du Salut - La Coudre) from France (see Groups page).
August 2005
  • Added audio of Dom Bernardo’s Homily from the meeting at Clairvaux (see Audio Resources)
  • Added French language texts of the homilies and talks given at Clairvaux--contributed by Christian Drelon(see French Resources)
  • New photos from Br. Chaminade and Father Antony (see Photos)
  • Article from the Archdiocese of Louisville Newspaper about the Clairvaux meeting in France (see Resources--English speaking)
  • Several new groups have been added to the list (see Groups):
    • Laïcs Cisterciens d’Igny
    • Laïcs Cisterciens de Blauvac
    • Groupe d’Acey
    • Laïcs Cisterciens de Scourmont
    • Laïcs cisterciens de Notre Dame de La Paix
  • Several new people have joined the Forums. You can see their names when you click on the Membership icon.
  • You can now sort the Group list by country (see Groups)


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