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(This article is dedicated to my husband, Brandon, without whom I would not be able to so easily pursue this calling to the Secular Discalced Carmelites. For your loving support from the first moment I brought it up...thank you. I love you.) Praised be Jesus Christ! As some of you may already be aware of through my social media posts, I have begun formation with the Secular Discalced Carmelites (OCDS)! Today I just wanted to share how I came to this point, why it wasn't soone

Totality...a strong word. A radical word. One that either sets the heart ablaze with eager zeal or makes it shrink back trembling at the...

When I first began my journey of living monastically in the world, I didn't realize how simple it would be to implement such a lifestyle...

This month, we celebrated my daughter’s first birthday of my little girl. As I looked back at the past 12 months, I thought of how this...

In this month of May, which is dedicated by Catholics to Our Lady, I was thinking about my own journey in my relationship with Mary. As a...

RESCHEDULED: date TBD. I’m so sorry to reschedule my dear friends, but this month has been so hectic for us, between Easter, the baby...

Praised be Jesus Christ! Time to start diving into our read for March! For those new here, I have begun a Catholic book study group this...

This past Sunday's first reading made a deep impression on me, and the reflection I had on it has remained with me as this week has...

Lent is all about simplifying - cutting out anything worldly that inhibits our relationship with God. Here are five areas of our life in...

Praised be Jesus Christ! January's Carmelite book study of Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition, by Paul-Marie of the Cross,...

My dear friends, Praised be Jesus Christ! I am beyond thrilled to bring a Catholic book study group to you, focused solely on everything...

The Christmas that I had during my year in the Carmelite monastery was unlike anything I have ever experienced. I was raised in a very...

Prayer is such a huge part of our spiritual life, and it is the thing around which my whole life was centered in the Carmelite Monastery...

As I begin writing this, I almost hesitate to even attempt to capture in words one of the most beautiful spiritual experiences of my...

My dear friends, In honor of today's feast of the Annunciation, I just wanted to share a quote from my favorite book on Mary, a book I...