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The Carmelite Sisters accepted the invitation to be regular contributors to two well-known Catholic web sites.
Meet Sister Laus Gloriae, O.C.D. who discusses Carmelite Spirituality every Third Wednesday on the award-winning Catholic Web site, Integrated Catholic Life.
Meet Sister Carmen Laudis, O.C.D., who shares from the writings of the Carmelite Saints on prayer and applies it to life in the 21st century on Catholic Spiritual Direction.
We will post excerpts from our posts on these two blogs on this page.
To access our previous blog, including recaps from World Youth Day 2011, click here.
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Catholic Spiritual Direction: Dark night or depression? - Posted 12/26/2011
Q: Dear Sister Carmen, I am struggling with prayer – it is very dry and I feel very alone but I have not given up. I believe I am in the dark night but I am also melancholy by temperament. How can I discern what I am experiencing? I don’t have access to a spiritual director because of my remote location. Am I depressed or in the dark night or both? I know you can’t know everything about my situation via this simple question – can you point me in the right direction?
A: Dear Friend, You are right in saying that I can’t know everything about your situation. Each of us is an unrepeatable individual unique among all persons living today, those who have lived before us and those yet to come. God has created us and in so doing has a plan for each of us. We want to live our lives in accordance with that plan and thus seek to discern how the Holy Spirit is leading us. A good spiritual director, if available, can be of invaluable help in this...Continue Reading |
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Integrated Catholic Life: Ask a Carmelite Sisters Series - Posted 1/18/2012
Question: At least once a year I see a doctor and check out my physical health. Is there any kind of a spiritual health exam that would help me check out my spiritual health?
Answer: Thank you very much for you most timely question. The answer, of course, is an old-fashioned phrase. Perhaps you have heard of it – the examination of conscience. There are many ways to examine your conscience and, I might add, form a right conscience.
The following is a handy check list to check out your spiritual health. It is very simple and so powerful! Continue Reading |
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