Jesus tired and thirsty sat down at a well and there encountered a Samaritan woman who had come to draw water. Asking her for a drink, “He said to her, ‘If you knew…
Sister Mary Colombiere
The Interior Castle: Saint Teresa’s Diamond
The marketing slogan of “Diamonds are Forever” might have been a perfect catchphrase for Saint Teresa’s “Diamond”, better known to us as the Interior Castle….
To God With Love From St. Teresa
Teresa begins and ends Way of Perfection with her thoughts on “perfect love”. In Chapter One in referring to the fact that Our Lord has many enemies and so few friends that the friends that he has need to be good ones…
No Greater Love…the Story of Saint Teresa Benedicta
She was born, Edith Stein, into an observant Jewish family in Breslau on October 12, 1891, the youngest of 11. Her father died when she was two years old…
A Prophet’s Legacy: Elijah and Carmel
Have you ever been the excited recipient of an inheritance? If so, you may have received money, property or a treasured family heirloom. As welcome as these legacies are, more important, however, would be the inherited treasures left by St. Elijah, prophet of the Old Testament and inspiration for the Order of Carmel.
The Scapular…a Sign of Mary’s Motherhood
Mary is no less concerned than our earthly mothers but her care lies primarily in the spiritual realm; thus she clothes us in garments that are a sign of our special relationship with her, a sign of her protection and of our dignity as Christians and in the case of the Brown Scapular of our belonging to the Family of Carmel.
St. John of the Cross…Window Gazer
St. John of the Cross was a “window gazer”. It was one of his ways of praying through God’s creation. Looking through his window, with his elbows on the window sill, he would become absorbed in deep prayer from the beauty of the flowers seen during the day to the majestic wonders of the star-studded sky at night.
2 Doctors, 2 Ways, 1 Goal: St. Teresa and St. Therese
Mountain climbing offers us a picture of life. Just as mountain climbers are wise to choose experienced guides, so too in life we can benefit from those who have already made the journey up the mountain and reached their goal. During this month of October we celebrate two Carmelite Saints who scaled the heights of Mount Carmel.