Sacred Land
The desert spirituality of Elijah and the early hermits on Mount Carmel are reflected in our surroundings with its wide-open spaces and desert landscapes, its breadth of vision, silence, and solitude.
Holy Ground
From the beginning, the community felt a deep connection and the ancient presence of those who walked this land before us. The land resonates the healing presence, peace and prayerfulness of its native beauty and the sacred reverence of the original inhabitants, the Washoe and Paiute Indian tribes.
*The Winnemucca Family at Pyramid Lake, Nevada Oil Painting by Sister Marie-Celeste, OCD Carmel of Reno.
Walk Gently
As the Sisters began construction of the monastery in 1958, they chose to leave a large part of the land in its natural state while gradually transforming the area surrounding the monastery into an oasis of beautiful trees, flowers and native plantings; eventually xeriscaping to preserve our earth’s precious water supply.
Walk Gently
As the Sisters began construction of the monastery in 1958, they chose to leave a large part of the land in its natural state while gradually transforming the area surrounding the monastery into an oasis of beautiful trees, flowers and native plantings; eventually xeriscaping to preserve our earth’s precious water supply.
Live Humbly
In keeping with our contemplative way and in responsible stewardship of this land, we are committed to preserving portions of our property in its native setting, and living in reverence with all creation.
Each morning, as the sun rises over the Sierra Nevada mountains, a chorus of praise to our Creator is offered by the morning doves, blue jays, magpies, chickadees, hawks and quail who share the land alongside us and our resident squirrels, rabbits, deer, lizards and bears.
