Blog | Carmelite Spirituality
St. Thérèse
How can one little nun who died at the age of 24, who never left the confines of her cloister walls after entering Carmel end up becoming a friend to millions, the patron saint of missions, known to the entire world?Â
Hiking Life: Attaining the Summit
The hills and valleys actually strengthen us for whatever is to come and the plateaus give us a bit of respite so we can catch our breath. One step at a time, looking upward and in the end, reaching our final destination – Heaven!
Earth Looks down to Heaven
On this Mother’s Day, we celebrate the gift of both our natural mothers and spiritual mothers. May each in her own unique way look down into the eyes of all whom she meets and see Jesus, her Heaven.
The Healing of Heaven
Our world is in pain. Over the past year, we’ve watched illness, social isolation, economic downfall, social unrest, and political turmoil sweep away all normalcy, leaving fear and anger in their wake. Holy water fonts have been emptied and replaced by bottles of hand sanitizer.
In Thanksgiving
This February 2, 2021 is a milestone anniversary for the Carmelite Sisters. One hundred years ago in Mexico, Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament and her Sisters became officially affiliated with the Order of Discalced Carmelites.
Back to School: Why We Do What We Do
Back to school. Usually that phrase brings to mind a set of familiar routines and predictable procedures. For much of America and even the world, that is not the case this year.
First Disciple
Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock in the 1200s presenting to him the scapular and promised: “This is a privilege for you and your brethren: whoever dies wearing it, will be saved.”
Lessons from a Mother’s Heart
This Lent we are all facing more than the normal challenges of the season. Our everyday routine and the world as a whole seems to have come to a sudden stop.
A Reflection on Spiritual Motherhood
Spiritual motherhood is about caring and self-giving. It is other-focused. Recessed in the nooks and crannies of our daily lives, if we open our eyes…
‘Tis the Season for Advent
These are grace-filled days that prepare the heart for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, the long-awaited Messiah of the Old Testament and Good News (or Gospel) for all the people of God.