Ann Weber I entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1959. During the exciting years of Vatican II, I earned a Master’s Degree in Theology from Seattle University, which prepared… Carol Sachse Coming from the green hills and lovely farm lands of Wisconsin I was...
View Trailer Teresa's Four Waters in Word, Image & SongTeresa’s Four Waters in Word, Image & Song is a stunning tapestry of music, art, narration and natural scenery woven together in an audio-visual format featuring the talents of our own Sr. Claire (composer),...
Ding Dong, Merrily on High by Carmel of Reno | A Contemplative Christmas https://carmelofreno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/22-Ding-Dong-Merrily-on-High.mp3 Experience...
Nada Te TurbeExperience a worldwide choir of Carmelite Nuns, united through the wonder of technology, in singing Sr. Claire’s setting of St. Teresa’s prayer, Nada te Turbe (Let Nothing Disturb You) on the 500th anniversary of her birth. Experience More Sign Up For...
Photo: Kelley Mooneyham And Wisdom whispered.. Your elders walk before you having journeyed through the field of knowing. The body begins to weaken as the strength of the Light approaches..shedding all that is withinthat is not of Love. The body that contains...
Artwork: Sr. Cecelia Kang Today I’d like to share with you how the message of St. Teresa, a woman of the 16C, is still so relevant and inspirational in our time, the 21C. Carmel is a spring of living water. The reason why we are here today – to drink and drink...
KNPB’s Arteffects featured a profile of how Carmel of Reno built their “Print Shop,” which supports the monastery. This episode features the history of how the “Print Shop” at Carmel of Reno came to be. Learn how the Carmelite nuns merge...
FRIENDS OF CARMEL 2024 In August, we launched our new Website with the hope that our life and spirituality would speak to you in the language of today. As our community arrives at 70 years in Reno, we see this time as a way to look back to our treasured history and...
Photo by Sr. Rosalind Keep Some Room in your Heart for the Unimaginable¹ Claire Sokol, OCD Creative Hope for the future of Contemplative Life Published in LCWR Occasional Papers, Winter, 2022 Recently, I had the opportunity to spend some quiet days of...
The Global Sisters Report published a Q&A with Sr. Claire about her music composition. Learn how her faith-driven music is featured on stage, screen, and beyond. Read the full...
Carmel of Reno WHO WE ARE & HOW WE CAME TO RENO As Carmelite Sisters we stand in our time and place, but we also stand on a continuum, which stretches back to myth and history. We are the spiritual descendants of the pilgrims who remained in the Holy Land after...
