Bishop Michael Olson announced Dec. 2 that the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life gave permission for the new monastery.

The new Discalced Carmelite monastery will be in northern Cooke County outside of Muenster, about 80 miles north of Dallas, ...

The Iberian Province of the Discalced Carmelites is preparing to celebrate the jubilee year of St. John of the Cross, marking the 300th anniversary of his canonization and the 100th anniversary of his ...

The quiet grounds of the Carmel of Port Tobacco in La Plata, Maryland filled steadily on Nov. 23 as pilgrims from across Southern Maryland and beyond gathered for a Mass that overflowed into the ...

Mary Rowe Carlson, OCDS passed peacefully in hospice care, surrounded by the love of her family, November 19, 2025. Mary was the beloved wife of Lawrence “Ted” Carlson, with whom she shared a life of ...