St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein): In August 1921 Edith Stein was at a friend’s house where she discovered the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila. Edith writes:
I began to read, was captivated immediately, and did not stop until I had read to the end. As I closed the book, I told myself: "This is the truth. . . From that moment on, Carmel was my goal ... To be God’s child means to live at his hand; to do God’s will, not one’s own; to lay all one’s cares and hope in God’s hand, no longer to care about one’s self and one’s future. Thereupon rests the freedom and joyfulness of the child of God."
Do You Feel Called. . .
Do you feel an emptiness in the midst of your active and full life?
Has your prayer become a hunger to know intimately the life and teaching
of Jesus?
Are you willing to journey in the mystery of God’s love?
Do you desire a more radical, more contemplative life style?
Is God calling YOU to CARMEL?
To Carmel’s solitude where God will draw you to Himself
To Carmel’s silence where God will speak to your heart
To the Sisters whose life you will share and whose company will be
the source of friendship and encouragement to meet the challenge
of living a life of allegiance to Jesus Christ
St. Teresa of Avila, our Foundress, tells us that it takes courage,
determination, and conviction to surrender to the movement of the Spirit in our hearts. Is a Carmelite vocation at the root of your heart’s deepest desires? Your journey unfolds by taking the first step.
Come and see!
Come visit our monastery in Barrington, Rhode Island.
Call or email our Vocation Directors: vilmaseelaus@juno.com