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The conflict between the Carmelite nuns of Arlington and the bishop of Fort Worth: a timeline
The following timeline is based on court documents; news stories; public statements on the website of the Diocese of Fort... Read more
How can we suffer well? 10 quotes from St. Teresa of Ávila
Oct. 15 is the day when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer and doctor of the Church St.... Read more
12 keys to using the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Blessed Mother is said to have given the scapular to St. Simon Stock on July 16, 1251. Read more
Vatican reinstates Carmelite nun after bishop’s dismissal in Texas over affair with priest
The Holy See has reinstated a Carmelite mother superior nearly a year after the bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed... Read more
Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association
If the District Court of Tarrant County grants the monastery’s request, it would prevent Bishop Michael Olson and others from... Read more
Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop say they will defy Vatican order on monastery’s governance
The nuns referred to the Vatican’s order as “a hostile takeover that we cannot in conscience accept.” Read more
Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association
A Vatican letter to Bishop Michael Olson thanked him for his “heroic and thankless service to the local church and... Read more
Carmelite nuns move from New York to Florida in pursuit of ‘silence and solitude’
“Prayerful greetings from sunny Florida!” a February message on the religious community’s website said. Read more
Two Carmelite nuns in Spain seek to recover the hermitical origin of their order
Mother Ana María and Sister Raquel seek a new hermitage to live out their call to holiness “with a marked... Read more
Texas Carmelites defy bishop’s order to close their doors to the faithful
Although Bishop Michael Olson has declared the monastery closed to the public, the nuns’ attorney said they’ve “decided to open... Read more
Pope receives posthumous letter from young Carmelite who wanted to attend WYD
In the letter, Pablo María de la Cruz expressed to the pope his desire to have participated in WYD in... Read more
21-year-old terminally ill Spanish Carmelite dies on eve of feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Friar Pablo María de la Cruz Alonso Hidalgo was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer when he was... Read more
Former prioress in Forth Worth admits to sexual misconduct in recording, names priest
In a recording played in a court hearing Tuesday, former prioress Theresa Gerlach admitted to breaking the Sixth Commandment. Read more
Fort Worth Diocese releases photos allegedly showing drug use at Carmelite monastery
The diocese on Wednesday released a pair of photographs that purportedly show cannabis and marijuana products inside the monastery. Read more
Carmelite nuns file new theft and defamation charges against Fort Worth Bishop Olson
The new charges by the monastery are in addition to a lawsuit filed on May 3 that seeks $1 million... Read more
Fort Worth bishop dismisses Carmelite mother superior in latest in Texas monastery-diocese dispute
Bishop Michael Olson has issued a decree dismissing the reverend mother from the Order of Discalced Carmelites. Read more
Fort Worth Diocese: Vatican says bishop has authority over Carmelite monastery amid investigation
A May 31 diocesan statement said the Vatican appointed the bishop as “the pope’s representative in this matter.” Read more
Carmelite priest arrested, others accused in Bolivia on sex abuse charges
In the midst of allegations of sexual abuse against Jesuit priests in Bolivia, a Carmelite priest was arrested recently by... Read more
The little-known connection between hoops and holiness
The start of basketball season always coincides with Thanksgiving, lending a proper season to be grateful for the American-born sport. Read more
A look into America’s oldest Carmelite monastery
Nestled in the farmland of Port Tobacco, Maryland stands the oldest Carmelite monastery in America. Founded in 1790, the Mount... Read more
