Most people would think that life inside the cloister is tough, especially since contemplatives, who committed themselves to ...

On Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, celebrated a ...

When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire.

Mother Consuelo entered Carmel there. She made her first profession on 30 Oct 1954 and her solemn profession three years later. She arrived in North Borneo (now Sabah) on 12 Apr 1960. She served as ...

Through the marginalized yet centrally important cases of women like the Discalced Carmelite Teresa of Ávila ... as U of T historian Alison More underlined in her studies on non-cloistered women.

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The Carmelite nuns have left their home at a Christoval monastery after 35 years. "For decades, the Carmelite sisters have carried out a contemplative life of prayer and work at Our Lady of Grace ...

The home improvement-focused cable channel recently included Carmel-by-the-Sea on its list of the 50 most charming small towns in America. A scenic spot on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel-by-the ...