I heard of a place where society’s tumult is kept at bay. So I went to see the Carmelite nuns of Barrington, Rhode Island. They’re a declining breed of souls devoting life to prayer and solitude. Nine ...

Father Jim Livingston — pastor of St. Paul in Ham Lake — said being a part of the Third Order Carmelites is a way to lead a life of prayer and contemplation in the world.

Nestled in the farmland of Port Tobacco, Maryland, stands the oldest Carmelite monastery in America. Founded in 1790, the Mount Carmel Monastery was the first Catholic convent for religious women in ...

The Prem Jyot (“Light of Love”) monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Baroda, India. (Credit: Asia News.) Listen MUMBAI, India — Discalced Carmelite nuns in western India celebrated on Thursday the ...

Usually, when churches close, it’s because leadership has made the hard decision to consolidate. But the sad news out of the Carmelite Monastery in Barrington, where nuns have practiced contemplative ...

The Rev. Sister Barbara Smith, of the Episcopal Order of Discalced Carmelites, prays on a prayer bench that belonged to Father Mychal Judge, the Fire Department of New York’s chaplain who died in the ...

The archdiocese of Philadelphia voiced joy and gratitude for 10 young Discalced Carmelite nuns and a new chaplain who have recently transferred to the local Carmelite monastery. "The support provided ...

A new monastery for Discalced Carmelite nuns has been established in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, marking the growth of contemplative life in hard times. On June 7, Bishop Aloisius Nguyen Hung Vi of ...