Tuesday, October 22, 201902560
By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
On a hill in southwest Dallas sits the Discalced Carmelite Monastery of the Infant Jesus of Prague and St. Joseph, a two-story white convent constructed of cinder- block and a tiled roof.
On the north side of the seven-acre property is Jefferson Boulevard, lined with tire and auto mechanic...
Tuesday, October 22, 201901152
By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
Sister Maria Benedicta of the Holy Spirit, OCD, knew early in her life that she wanted to be a religious, but she had a few conditions.
She didn’t want to be a contemplative nun. She certainly did not want to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, separated forever from the outside world that...
Tuesday, October 22, 20190945
I was standing in the parking lot of the Discalced Carmelite monastery in Dallas on a recent morning as the sun began to peak. The horizon below revealed car lights making their way across northwest Dallas and Irving. Up here, the only sounds were those of birds chirping and of a couple of dogs barking in the distance. Monarch...
Tuesday, October 22, 20190969
By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
With few exceptions, once a Carmelite nun enters a monastery and professes her solemn vows, she remains cloistered, leaving only for medical appointments or emergencies. At monasteries that have cemeteries, she will be buried there, too.
On Sept. 19, two caskets containing the bodies of two...
