Interview with Sister Catherine

Sister Catherine is one of our Sisters in temporary vows. She is currently missioned at Carmel Terrace in Framingham, MA.

Article: The Carmelite Vocation

by Thomas Mcginnis, O.Carm

We often read in books and hear in lectures about the various schools of spirituality within the Catholic Church. We are told, for example, that the Dominican school is distinguished by its emphasis upon the intellectual element in the spiritual life; the Franciscan school, by a similar emphasis upon the affective element. The existence of such schools may at first sight appear strange; yet serious consideration will tell us that the oft-quoted words of St. Augustine apply not only to individual souls, but as well to individual religious orders, individual pious congregations, individual nations: “some follow this path; others, another”. READ MORE