by Carmel Of Reno | Carmelite Wisdom, Chris Donovan
Today is Ash Wednesday And although the words may vary from place to place the phrase I most often hear that lingers within me is… Turn Away from Self Seeking Behavior (Sin) and Return to the Gospel… (the Good Road and Sacred Path of God’s ways). Why... 
by Carmel Of Reno | Carmelite Wisdom, Chris Donovan
Photo: Kelley Mooneyham In this Easter Season, this is for all of our loved ones who have gone before us -And for my friends who are mourning the passing of their dear Mothers. And Wisdom whispered.. Your elders walk before you having journeyed through the... 
by Carmel Of Reno | Carmelite Wisdom, Chris Donovan
Sr. SaRa Lee, OCD Carmel of Reno Wandering and wondering Where do I belong? Why does it seem that every door to acceptance and love slams shut? Don’t they know I’m carrying the Spirit of God within me? Where can I be born Anew.. Again.. Where can that which... 
by Chris Donovan | Carmelite Wisdom, Chris Donovan
Photo: Kelley Mooneyham So many voices speaking.. competing to capture our attention.. We seem to endlessly seek a voice that speaks deeply to our own. There was a time when the rhythm and breath of our life was united with the life force of all... 
by Chris Donovan | Carmelite Wisdom, Chris Donovan
Photo: Kelley Mooneyham Perhaps more than any other year in recent memory, our senses are primed and attuned to the changes in nature announcing the coming of spring. It can feel as if our life depends on the new life that is awakened by shifting winds and... 
by Chris Donovan | Carmelite Wisdom, Chris Donovan
Breaking Into Silence Surging Into Prayer Photo: Kelley Mooneyham “The heart can think of no devotion greater than being shore to ocean” – Robert Frost What if a wave had no place to release and let go of the momentum and...