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In His Heart: 365 Days with the Carmelite Sisters
In this book, you will find a daily reflection for each day of the year, written by one of the Carmelite Sisters. Woven into the liturgical life of the Church and the seasons of the year, we hope to share with you the lessons we are learning along the way. Every day holds the potential to grow closer to the Heart of Jesus – come along with us on the journey!
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Spirit of Carmel
Our Spirit of Carmel features inspirational articles and reflections accompanied by lush, beautiful photography and so much more that nourishes both body and soul. You will also find a schedule of upcoming Carmelite events that invite you to share in our faith-filled life and Carmelite spirituality. Spirit of Carmel is published in the spring and fall and is not subscription-based.
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Unleashing Hope
85 years after her death, the life of Mother Luisita speaks to today’s world with a message of hope and inspiration. Unleashing Hope draws you in to the powerful life of Maria Luisa de Ia Peña Navarro (1886-1937), “Mother Luisita.” You will not easily forget Mother Luisita and her compelling life story.
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In the Face of Darkness
In 1927, during the murderous anti-Catholic reign of Mexican president Plutarco Elias Calles, Mother Luisita and two members of her Carmelite community cast off their religious habits, donned secular clothes, trembling all the while, started out on a perilous flight from the brutal, atheistic government intent on killing them…
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Moments of Grace
Moments of Grace is a 350+ page collection of funny, inspirational, heart-warming short stories from the lives of the Sisters. It’s a look inside the convent walls. A joyful companion for your life’s journey. A delightful gift for people of all ages and walks of life. A wonderful way to be inspired and uplifted.
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In Love's Safekeeping Volume 1
A collection of all of Mother’s own counsel and advice captured in letters wrtten by Mother Luisita, and her spiritual notes that give insight into her holy life.
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In Love's Safekeeping Volume 2
A collection of all of Mother’s own counsel and advice captured in letters wrtten by Mother Luisita, and her spiritual notes that give insight into her holy life.
In His Heart
In this book, you will find a daily reflection for each day of the year, written by one of the Carmelite Sisters. Woven into the liturgical life of the Church and the seasons of the year, we hope to share with you the lessons we are learning along the way. Every day holds the potential to grow closer to the Heart of Jesus – come along with us on the journey!
Unleashing Hope
85 years after her death, the life of Mother Luisita speaks to today’s world with a message of hope and inspiration. Unleashing Hope draws you in to the powerful life of Maria Luisa de Ia Peña Navarro (1886-1937), “Mother Luisita.” You will not easily forget Mother Luisita and her compelling life story.
Spirit of Carmel
Our Spirit of Carmel features inspirational articles and reflections accompanied by lush, beautiful photography and so much more that nourishes both body and soul. You will also find a schedule of upcoming Carmelite events that invite you to share in our faith-filled life and Carmelite spirituality. Spirit of Carmel is published in the spring and fall and is not subscription-based.
In the Face of Darkness
In 1927, during the murderous anti-Catholic reign of Mexican president Plutarco Elias Calles, Mother Luisita and two members of her Carmelite community cast off their religious habits, donned secular clothes, trembling all the while, started out on a perilous flight from the brutal, atheistic government intent on killing them…
Moments of Grace
Moments of Grace is a 350+ page collection of funny, inspirational, heart-warming short stories from the lives of the Sisters. It’s a look inside the convent walls. A joyful companion for your life’s journey. A delightful gift for people of all ages and walks of life. A wonderful way to be inspired and uplifted.
In Love's Safekeeping Volume 1
A collection of all of Mother’s own counsel and advice captured in letters written by Mother Luisita, and her spiritual notes that give insights into her holy life.
In Love's Safekeeping Volume 2
A collection of all of Mother’s own counsel and advice captured in letters written by Mother Luisita, and her spiritual notes that give insights into her holy life.
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Read the Sisters’ thoughts on topics of all kinds: from the mystical to the practical and everything in between.
The Happy Fault
God could have created a perfect world. He could have arranged things so as to prevent us from falling into the pit by our sinful, despicable actions. He’s all powerful, after all. This would have been so easy for God. But that’s not how He decided to do things. He decided to preserve our free will, to solicit our love and obedience, risking not receiving the honor and regard due to Him. We fall many times, we fall again and again. In fact, it could be called an eternal let-down by us, the creature, in reference to the Creator.
Merciful Like the Father
One of the most liberating gifts that we can receive from the Heart of our Heavenly Father and Jesus, our Savior, is the free gift of mercy. But do you sometimes find yourself struggling to receive this gift? I mean really receive, in the innermost depth of your being with unshakable certainty?
Our Merciful Mother
In the Anáhuac Valley of Mexico, on a barren hill called Tepeyac, Our Lady of Guadalupe came as a “merciful Mother,” a healer and restorer of all who are broken in body and in spirit. It is an amazing thought to consider that the “woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars” would place her feet upon the bloodstained soil of a nation’s festering woundedness.
He is Alive
Our Lord said to St. Faustina: “When I come to a human heart in Holy Communion, my hands are full of all kinds of graces which I want to give to the soul, but souls do not even pay attention to me. They leave me to myself and busy themselves with other things … they treat me as a dead object” (Diary 1385).
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