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Who We Are
- We belong to the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, and her presence pervades our monastery and stamps our life with a distinctly Marian character! Our Carmelite family, in keeping with the example given us by St. Teresa, also lovingly honors St. Joseph.
  
  Holding everything in common, we challenge ourselves to radical self-denial—to right relationship with one another and all creation.
  
  St. Teresa referred to the Carmelite community as “the little college of Christ.” Sisters in the community come from broad and varied backgrounds, each bringing their unique gifts and talents… each discovering new gifts and talents in Carmel.
  
  St. Teresa’s ideal, that we live our vocation in an atmosphere that strikes a balance between solitude on the one hand and community life on the other remains our daily striving and challenge. We believe that within our acts of sisterly kindness and the little ordinary things we do each day is hidden the grace and potential for personal and world transformation.
- In this house, all must be friends, all must be loved, all must be held dear, all must be helped.
  
  ST. TERESA OF AVILA
- Contemplative Life
  
  Our life is centered around the Paschal Mystery as we listen attentively to God’s Word and celebrate the Eucharist daily. It is a celebration that continues throughout the day in the rhythmic flow of communal and personal prayer and the ordinary events of daily life through which we are blessed and broken, given and received. As we embrace our weaknesses and strengths, we become channels through which God brings healing to the world.
  
  Called by the Holy Spirit to live a contemplative life in the heart of the Church and the world, we hold prayer to be the essence of our life.
- Our Daily Life
  
  We value the gift of enclosure in which we create an atmosphere of silence and solitude enabling us to experience friendship with Christ.
  
  We have two hours of private mental prayer each day and gather as a community to pray the Liturgy of the Hours six times a day. As nourishment for our life of prayer, spiritual reading is an important element of our day.
  
  We strive to create an environment for prayer which balances solitude and community, silence and recreation, work and free time.