US EditionBishop Varden at Lenten Retreat: St. Bernard, the Idealist
Bishop Erik Varden interprets St Bernard’s teaching to distinguish authentic Christian freedom from political rhetoric during the 2026 Spiritual Exercises at the Vatican.
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Vatican Spiritual Exercises: St. Bernard 'the Idealist'
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV with Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, at the Vatican on Feb. 22, 2024. As the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat continued, Cistercian abbot-bishop Erik Varden reflected on St. Bernard of Clairvaux and on the biblical conviction that God comes to our aid — even in seasons of silence.
The Bishop of Trondheim reflects before the Pope on the sense of God's help, inviting us to abandon the vision of religion as a system...
Saint Bernard as an ideal guide for the Lenten exodus from ego and pride
In the Pauline Chapel, Norwegian Bishop Erik Varden invites Pope Leo XIV and the Curia to discover in the saint of Clairvaux a companion in pursuing personal truth illuminated by divine love, recognizing the tensions between idealism and humility in his life
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