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Mother Luisita and Her Union with God

Mother Luisita and Her Union with God

Mother Luisita was a soul of deep prayer in a union with God that permeated her daily life and could be seen in her motherly love and kindness with each person. In addition, she would write to the sisters: “My prayer for you is to be what God wants you to be – a saint. Is your soul taking little steps towards heaven or is it flying there?”

Lent Booklet 2026

Lent Booklet 2026 You can read through the Carmelite Lenten Reflections 2026 booklet here, or download the PDF using the button. If you would like...

White Knuckles

White Knuckles

“If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation” 2 Cor.5:17
Close your hands for a few seconds and check out your knuckles.  How does it feel? Does it hurt?  Can you do anything important without using your fingers?  To keep them closed for a lengthy amount of time ultimately becomes painful, does it? Just think it probably makes it impossible to lovingly caress the faces of those you love most, to live a normal life full of love, inner peace and joy. 

A Threshold Moment

A Threshold Moment

What an amazing year this has been! It was over twelve months ago, that we heard for the first time the expression “Jubilee of Hope.” I have always loved that word – HOPE. Mother Luisita, the foundress of our community, once wrote in a letter the following advice.

Happy New Year 2026

Prayer Requests How can we pray for you in 2026? We would be honored to pray for your intentions and bring them to our Lord.

Seeing and Believing

Seeing and Believing

we hear the account of the resurrection when John ran to the tomb and it says, ‘He saw and believed’. But I thought faith has been described as believing without seeing or having a full understanding of something yet believing in it.