In the darkness, let an unexpected shout of joy resound: He is alive; He is risen! And you, my brothers and sisters, small and great… you who are weary of life, who feel unworthy to sing… let a new flame be kindled in your heart, let new vitality be heard in your voice.                                     Pope Francis 2024 Easter Vigil Homily   The post The Lord is Risen, Alleluia! appeared first on Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus ..read more

On February 2, 2024, our Carmel DCJ Motherhouse hosted the prayerful evening event on the Feast Day of Our Lord’s Presentation as we celebrate the Day of Consecrated Life.  It was attended by priests and religious sisters from various congregations of the Diocese of Roermond, and of course our very own sisters.  As soon as our First Friday Adoration closes at 5PM, the whole group unitedly prayed the Vesper. The event was followed by a simple supper of hearty soup and sandwiches where everyone spent quality time with each other.  We comprise and represent the various ministries o ..read more

The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is facing unprecedented persecution in the country. It all started in April 2018 when many students and civilians protested to the government over pension law reforms affecting the elderly. The government responded with violence to the protests and the young people sought shelter in the churches. The Catholic Churches took them in to protect their lives and the bishops and priests and even the Apostolic Nuncio, interceded for the young people. The Church became the voice of the youth that the government was trying to silence. This caused the government to begin ..read more

Lord God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood has been shed; how many lives have been shattered; how many hopes have been buried… But our efforts have been in vain. Now, Lord, come to our aid! Grant us peace, teach us peace; guide our steps in the way of peace. Open our eyes and our hearts, and give us the courage to say: “Never again war!”; “With war everything is lost”. Instill in our hearts the courag ..read more

Sr. Mary Michael “I want to be your hands. I want to be your feet. I’ll go where you send me.” It was while singing these words at a Steubenville Youth Conference that I first opened my heart to God’s call. I joyously told God that I would do anything for him — get married, be a sister, ANYTHING! I was thirteen years old and attending my first Steubenville conference. The conference was not only a life-changing rediscovery of my Catholic faith, it was also the first time I considered that God was calling me to a particular vocation, that He had a plan for my life, and that all I had to do ..read more