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by bcadmin | Aug 19, 2021 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Carmelite, Featured, Immaculate Heart, Jesus Christ, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, prayer life, Spiritual Life | 0 |
Does God ever lead you by questions? He does me. In fact, this happened to me just the other day. I had a question in my mind and after bringing it trustingly to the Lord in prayer for several months, He showed me something new. I had been pondering ov…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 22, 2021 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, children, example, family, fathers, Featured, husband, News, practical faith, Prayer, prayer life, Regular Feature, teaching | 0 |
Dear Sister, I’ve been reading your answers to questions on Integrated Catholic Life™ and have been playing with the idea of writing you a question that I’ve been thinking about for many years. It’s about my family. I don’t consider us bad Catho…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 8, 2021 | Carmelite, encounter, Faith, Featured, God, In the Spotlight, listening, Love, News, Prayer, Prayer & Spiritual Life, prayer life, silence, Solitude, Spiritual Life | 0 |
A prayerful, meditative silence is the mother of truth. by Sister Mary Clare, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles God cannot be found in noise and agitation. His true power and love are revealed in what is hardly perceptibl…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 10, 2021 | Carmelite, Divine Office, Featured, Jesus Christ, Liturgy of the Hours, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, prayer life, Regular Feature, Spiritual Life | 0 |
“Lord, open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise.” (Psalm 51:15) These words ring out in the chapel, breaking the silence of the early morning. It is still dark outside and our community of sisters, albeit still a bit bleary-eyed, has gathere…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Carmelite, Faith, Featured, God, In the Spotlight, Jesus Christ, News, Prayer, Prayer & Spiritual Life, sanctification, St. Joseph, St. Joseph the Worker | 0 |
The rhythmic sound of a man steadily hammering away at work always brings to mind our dear St. Joseph. What a man! St. Joseph was a strong workman as so many good men who labor to provide the basics for their families today. Like them, Joseph came home…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Adoration, Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, Featured, Holy Spirit, In the Spotlight, meditation, News, prayer life, Solitude, Spiritual Life | 0 |
“Solitude is not an empty space, a void; it is an encounter with the God who loves us…” Dear Sister, What aspect of Carmelite Spirituality do you find most helpful for your prayer? Dear Friend, The short answer to your question is solitude. Here …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 25, 2021 | adults, advice, Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, children, family, Featured, Lent, Mother Luisita, News, peace, practical faith, Sacraments, teaching, wisdom, worry | 0 |
Ask a Carmelite Sister Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I worry far too much. I can’t help it. As a child, I was trained to be responsible and was held accountable by my parents. Now that I …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 21, 2021 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, Featured, In the Spotlight, meditation, News, practical faith, Prayer, prayer life, relationship, Spiritual Life | 0 |
Dear Sister, Is there a best time to pray, given all the activities each day holds for me—working at my job and caring for and being with my family makes a very full day? Also, I’m not fully awake first thing in the morning and already mighty tired by …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 17, 2020 | Advent, Carmelite, expectations, Faith, family, Featured, God, In the Spotlight, Jesus Christ, Liturgical Colors, liturgical year, Living the Faith, News, Prayer, waiting, watching | 0 |
Every day we look forward to the gift of another dawn as the sun begins to peek through the curtain of the night to bring the vibrancy of color back to us yet again. It is a ritual of sorts, isn’t it? When the first blush of the dawn greets the dark cl…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 10, 2020 | Advent, anticipating, Calendar & Seasons, Carmelite, Featured, In the Spotlight, Jesus Christ, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, preparation, Spiritual Life, Spirituality, waiting, watchfulness | 0 |
Advent in Carmel To experience Advent in Carmel is to enter into a rarified atmosphere that is filled to the brim with Carmel’s living legacy of Advent customs and observances. My first Advent in Carmel remains fresh in my memory today, still as vibran…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 15, 2020 | Carmelite, Featured, holiness, In the Spotlight, memory, News, Spiritual Life | 0 |
As we continue to move in unknown spaces and times of uncertainty, REMEMBER your blessings and use your TIME well. Rest in the knowledge of God’s faithfulness. Be the saint you are called to be. Our world needs saints today. Our world needs you. In my …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 24, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, COVID-19, Dark Night of the Soul, Faith, Featured, In the Spotlight, lonely, Natural Faith, News, practical faith, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Saints, Spiritual Life, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. John of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Supernatural Faith, transcendentals | 0 |
Dear Sister, Sometimes the living of my Catholic faith is a lonely walk for me. Why is that? Am I doing anything wrong? Sometimes I think, “Am I the only one feeling this way?” I’ve never had theology classes and would appreciate anything you could s…
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