St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry

09/20/2026

“We have received baptism, entrance into the Church and the honor of being called Christians. Yet what good will this do us, if we are Christians in name only and not in fact?”

— St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, pray for us!

09/19/2026

“O Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of Thy holy name I embrace willingly this suffering and I expect every promise which Thou hast promised to those who love Thee.”

St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr, pray for us!

Artwork: "St. Januarius" by Louis Finson, 1580

09/18/2026

NEW ON THE BLOG | St. Bernard's President and Professor of Catholic Philosophy, Dr. Stephen Loughlin, offers insights on the life of study as we begin this fall semester, drawing on the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas and sharing practical advice for students of theology and philosophy.

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As we begin this fall semester, Dr. Stephen Loughlin offers his insights on the life of study, drawing on the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas and sharing practical advice for students of theology and philosophy. He reflects on the importance of prayer, virtue, patience, wonder, and a love of truth, enc...

09/17/2026

Today is the application deadline for the Certificate in Evangelization in partnership with The Saint John Society! Explore the basic stages of salvation history—creation, the fall, redemption through Christ, and our response through faith and the sacraments in this fall’s course titled, “Kerygma: Entering and Sharing the Christian Story” with Fr. Ignacio Llorente, STL.

Learn more and apply here!

This Certificate in Evangelization is led by priests of the Saint John Society and by faculty members of St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry. It aims to equip Catholics to be luminous witnesses to Christ in the world through deepened conversion of the mind. We hope that this certificate ...

09/17/2026

“The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity.”

— St. Hildegard of Bingen, pray for us!

Artwork: "Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen," engraving by W. Marshall, ca. 1642

09/16/2026

“The Lord has willed that we should rejoice in community, that one should pray for all, and all should pray for one.”

— St. Cyprian of Carthage

Artwork: "Saint Anthony the Abbot between Saints Cornelius and Cyprian" by Paolo Veronese - Milano, Pinacoteca di Brera, 1565-1571

09/15/2026

"Who are you and what is the source of your wisdom that you are more surprised at the compassion of Mary than at the passion of Mary’s Son? For if He could die in body, could she not die with Him in spirit? He died in body through a love greater than anyone had known. She died in spirit through a love unlike any other since His."

— St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Artwork: The Van Belle Tryptic by Pieter Pourbus, 16th century

09/14/2026

"The Way of the Cross alone defeats sin, evil, and death, for it leads to the radiant light of Christ's resurrection and opens the horizons of a new and fuller life. It is the way of hope, the way of the future."

— Pope Francis, Address at Via Crucis in Blonia Park, Krakow, Poland, July 30, 2016

Artwork: The Frankfurt Altarpiece of the Exaltation of the True Cross by Adam Elsheimer, 17th century

09/12/2026

"Let us now say a few words about this name, which means ‘star of the sea’, and is so becoming to the Virgin Mother. Surely she is very fittingly likened to a star. The star sends forth its rays without harm to itself. In the same way the Virgin brought forth her son with no injury to herself. The ray no more diminishes the star’s brightness than does the Son his mother’s integrity.”

— St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Artwork: "Madonna of the Book" by Sandro Botticelli, 16th century

09/09/2026

“The greatest thing we can do is to love God and our neighbor.”

— St. Peter Claver

Artwork: "Portrait of St. Peter Claver", Cartagena, Colombia, 18th century