This Week in Catholic History: Cistercians Return to Cîteaux & John Roberts Sworn In as Chief Justice

Son Rise Morning Show · Sep 29, 2026 · 5m

What links the 12th-century Cistercian monastic reform with modern Supreme Court history? Kevin Schmiesing of the Freedom & Virtue Institute joins host Matt Swaim on the Son Rise Morning Show to explore two landmark anniversaries in Catholic history: October 2, 1898: Trappist (Cistercian) monks repossess and re-establish monastic life at the Abbey of Cîteaux in France following a 100-year hiatus brought on by the destruction and property seizures of the French Revolution. September 29 / October 3, 2005: John Roberts takes his constitutional and judicial oaths of office, becoming the…