CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 04:00 am. Every year on Aug. 20, the Catholic Church honors St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the 12th-century monk who helped to build up the Cistercian order — some of whom ...

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.

The church’s Catholic Christian Education program, an after-school religious education class, has about 800 students, so Goudeau believes more families in her community would seek Catholic ...

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, 1 Saint Bernard Lane, Bella Vista, will have a one day retreat on Monday, May 13 beginning with 8:30 a.m. mass, followed by a continental breakfast in ...