Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore

Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore We are Carmelite sisters embracing the mystical flame of contemplation through prayer, silence and solitude.

Enter this sacred space and discover the fire of God’s love. 🔥 Written in the architecture of our monastery chapel is the mystery and passion of our community: contemplative presence that longs and yearns for God in ever-deepening intimate relationship, and contemplative care for all God's people, all God's creation. At our heart is the intentional fidelity to the tradition of Carmelite prayer, si

lence and solitude. We commit to live this tradition with contemporary expression in order to break open our heart for sharing contemplation with all who gather around us, to be in solidarity with the poor, wounded and broken, and to burn with the fire of God's love that can transform our world, our time and age. All are welcome to join us for Sunday Eucharist at 9am ET. Other events and Mass times can be found on our calendar: https://www.baltimorecarmel.org/events/category/main-calendar/

To sign up for Sunday Masses and other virtual events held on Zoom, please visit events.baltimorecarmel.org

From pan to potOne of the surprises for our English sister is that the American strawberry season is already in full swi...
06/09/2026

From pan to pot

One of the surprises for our English sister is that the American strawberry season is already in full swing. (In England, it’s carefully timed to coincide with the Wimbledon tennis championships!) We’ve been enjoying strawberries and cream over the weekend, and yesterday the remaining fruit were converted into delicious homemade jam… all ready for a cream tea to celebrate our community’s patronal feast of the Sacred Heart on Friday!

The recent Spring weather has encouraged our magnolia tree to blossom in time for today’s Feast of the Annunciation. Thi...
03/25/2026

The recent Spring weather has encouraged our magnolia tree to blossom in time for today’s Feast of the Annunciation. This beautiful arrangement in our chapel speaks of Mary’s goodness, her simplicity, and her openness to God’s invitation to share in his plans for our future.

Happy feast of St Joseph!St Teresa entrusted her first monastery to the patronage of St Joseph of whom she wrote: “espec...
03/19/2026

Happy feast of St Joseph!

St Teresa entrusted her first monastery to the patronage of St Joseph of whom she wrote: “especially persons of prayer should always be attached to him” (Life, 6.8). May St Joseph continue to guide and protect our Carmelite communities today as we live out the Teresian charism of contemplative prayer for a world which is all in flames.

"The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired." (From the *Sayings of Light and Love* by Saint John ...
03/17/2026

"The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired." (From the *Sayings of Light and Love* by Saint John of the Cross, 97) Today, our sister Leah peacefully picked up sticks from our garden with true love in her heart. She is weighing the scales of the world toward peace and love. Thank you, Leah, for transforming the world with this simple act of love and for making our shared home a place of peace.

Wow, we had two birthdays in one day! Our sister Barbara and our friend, Gene Geinzer, SJ, or as we like to call them, "...
03/10/2026

Wow, we had two birthdays in one day! Our sister Barbara and our friend, Gene Geinzer, SJ, or as we like to call them, "Barb-Gene." Fr. Gene even made a cake from his grandmother's recipe to celebrate this special double birthday with us. Can you believe that Sr. Barbara Jean is already 93 years old? And what is her secret to such a long and fulfilling life? She simply tells us, "Be who you are!" The joy, love, and dedication of our beloved Sister Barbarita, as we fondly refer to her, inspires us every day to strengthen our commitment to Jesus through the vows we have professed. Thank you, Barbarita, for always being true to yourself and showing us the way!

Our chapel is bare of flowers for Lent, but outside there are indisputable signs of life as our world makes its slow tur...
03/07/2026

Our chapel is bare of flowers for Lent, but outside there are indisputable signs of life as our world makes its slow turn from winter into spring. These crocuses remind us of both the fragility and the tenacity of life as they poke their heads through the last vestiges of the winter snow.

Did you know that we Carmelite nuns in Baltimore have a tradition of eating Milk Rice on Ash Wednesday as a sacrificial ...
03/03/2026

Did you know that we Carmelite nuns in Baltimore have a tradition of eating Milk Rice on Ash Wednesday as a sacrificial meal? Here's Sister Judy Murray making it! We have a sacrificial meal most Fridays during Lent uniting with all who lack food. May our prayer and fasting reveal our genuine love and hunger for God, and also our compassion for our brothers and sisters who lack food!

Over the past week we’ve been watching the snow recede and enjoying the gradual return of green to our lives. Yesterday ...
02/23/2026

Over the past week we’ve been watching the snow recede and enjoying the gradual return of green to our lives. Yesterday we even found some brave crocuses poking their heads above ground. Today they (and we) are back under several inches of snow. A metaphor perhaps for the spiritual life, and God’s invitation to return constantly to the beginning.

Hope blossoms! A couple of days ago we posted about the crimson-stemmed dogwood which had put out shoots in the chapel. ...
02/20/2026

Hope blossoms!
A couple of days ago we posted about the crimson-stemmed dogwood which had put out shoots in the chapel. Yesterday it went one step further and flowered! It was already a sign of hope for us - now it reminds us once again that the quiet task of prayer will always bear fruit. May all your hopes for our wintry world beak forth into flower.

We brought these beautiful red stems of Crimson Dogwood into the chapel back in January to bring color to the dark days ...
02/16/2026

We brought these beautiful red stems of Crimson Dogwood into the chapel back in January to bring color to the dark days of winter. Encouraged by the warmth indoors – in contrast to the persistent snow outdoors – they have now broken into leaf! Standing beneath our Great Cross, the tender shoots remind us that the forthcoming season of Lent is a time of hope; a witness to our faith in the triumph of light over darkness, life over death, and hope over despair.

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1318 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD
21286

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 8pm
Thursday 7:30am - 8pm
Friday 7:30am - 8pm
Saturday 7:30am - 8pm
Sunday 7:30am - 8pm

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+14108237415

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