By Sister Meredith, O.C.D. “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.” Before I came to faith in Jesus Christ, it seemed on the surface, I had it all together. I had a promising...
What Kind of Rice Is That?!By Sister Mary Scholastica, O.C.D. I signed up to make creamy chicken soup with wild rice for our sisters’ Easter Sunday lunch. To show how clueless I am in the kitchen, I figured the rice comes in a box and the chicken comes already cooked...
Join us in thanking God for his many blessings! We are celebrating the lives of five of our Santa Teresita Manor residents who BEAT COVID-19! Residents in their 70s and of ages 87, 98, and 101 years and their families are praising God for this blessing and for the...
April 15, 2020 Collectively, 30 of our sisters together with 271 lay co-workers are virtually educating over 2,826 children at 7 different schools from California to Florida. Education of our young people is a critical service that is being provided at this time. ...
April 15, 2020 Prayer is at the HEART of every aspect of our Carmelite vocation. Knowing the power of prayer and believing whole-heartedly the words of our Lord, “ask and you shall receive”, our sisters from California to Florida are uniting our prayers and sacrifices...
April 15, 2020 At the Sacred Heart Retreat House, we are experiencing a time of both hardship and renewal. In a “normal” year, typically there are anywhere from 13,000-14,000 people walking through our doors. Ages range anywhere from little tykes at our family nights,...