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Carmelite Vocation Discernment Flow Chart


Sarah147

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I thought [url="http://www.baltimorecarmel.org/Vocation%20Discernment/discernment%20flow%20chart.htm"]this[/url] was helpful.

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It says there are three Carmelite associations in the US, but there are four, the fourth being the [url="http://www.carmelitenunsstjoseph.org/"]St. Joseph Association[/url] :like: And there are a handful of good Carmels in no association at all. Just sayin :rolleyes:

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Indwelling Trinity

Let me see i think they are,.. the CCA, Queen of Carmel Association, St Josephs Association and the Teresian Association... yep.. and like you said the independent Carmels.

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PhuturePriest

[quote name='JoyfulLife' timestamp='1325889964' post='2364153']
I thought [url="http://www.baltimorecarmel.org/Vocation%20Discernment/discernment%20flow%20chart.htm"]this[/url] was helpful.
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I would like to complain about this being heavily biased towards women. Us men like to live in contemplation at Mount Carmel too! :P

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[quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1325985943' post='2364714']
I would like to complain about this being heavily biased towards women. Us men like to live in contemplation at Mount Carmel too! :P
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*ahem*. It's from Carmelite nuns. That might be why. :P

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Maximilianus

[quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1325986364' post='2364720']
*ahem*. It's from Carmelite nuns. That might be why. :P
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Well, to be fair there is no indication in the title that it's exclusively female. Us seasoned vets already assume it's about nuns or sisters, but futurepriest is new.

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brandelynmarie

Ok. Carmelite monk link. :) [url="http://www.carmelitemonks.org/Aboutmonks.html"]http://www.carmelitemonks.org/Aboutmonks.html[/url]

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PhuturePriest

[quote name='Maximilianus' timestamp='1326001291' post='2364871']


Well, to be fair there is no indication in the title that it's exclusively female. Us seasoned vets already assume it's about nuns or sisters, but futurepriest is new.
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For the men, there really aren't too many Carmelites that are more enclosed. That was part of the Discalced reform that the men actually became less eremetical. So if you wanted a more enclosed community, I believe there are really only three communities in the U.S.: Carmelite Hermits: http://www.carmelitehermits.org/
The Carmelite Monks in Wyoming: http://www.carmelitemonks.org/ and Carmelite Hermitage of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minnesota: http://www.decorcarmeli.com

That's it for men, and they all followed the Calced Carmelite Rule. Wyoming and Minnesota are trying to renew the Rite of the Holy Sepulchre for the Mass, I don't know about the Hermits.

and FCC, about Port Tobacco. I've heard good things about them. They are different than the common Carmelite nun because they live in hermitages, not cells. Technically closer to the Rule of St. Albert, but not generally practised by the nuns - doesn't mean bad, just different.

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PhuturePriest

I knew that it would be most likely female. I'm just trying to follow Saint John of the Cross's example and reform, reform, reform! :P

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[quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1326006256' post='2364899']
I knew that it would be most likely female. I'm just trying to follow Saint John of the Cross's example and reform, reform, reform! :P
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Ah yes, but he followed a woman's example! :P

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