It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
— St. Teresa of Ávila
A contemporary community of Carmelite sisters in Baltimore, living the Carmelite tradition with fidelity — a life of contemplative prayer shared together and given over to peace, justice, and joy.
silence, the Divine Office, and the Mass -- the rhythm our days are built on.
Pray with us
A life lived in common — work, meals, recreation, and prayer, shared.
Meet the sisters
Bread, craft, and the ordinary labor that holds a day together.
A day in the life
Grounds that turn with the seasons, and a particular glory in spring.
See the grounds
The profession book · 1785 · the monastery archives
“I, Bernadina Therese Xaveria of Saint Joseph, make my Profession… unto Almighty God and to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel… without mitigation until death.”
Ann Matthews of Charles County, Maryland — professed in exile at Hoogstraten in 1785, five years before she helped bring Carmel home to Baltimore.
More From The Archives
