An Interview With a Carmelite

New Oxford Review ^ | July-August 2008

[Ebenezer]

We recently had a chance to talk with Brother Simon Mary of the Cross, a monk at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Clark, Wyoming. Fr. Daniel Mary of Jesus Crucified, the Prior of the monastery, offered us this rare occasion to speak with Br. Simon Mary, in the hope that the story of his vocation would help other young men in their discernment, and inspire the prayers and generosity of our readers to preserve this monastic way of life and provide for the young men God is calling. Br. Simon Mary took us from his early, formative years through to the realization of his vocation as a Carmelite monk. The Carmelite monastery in Wyoming is one of the most exciting new elements in the Church in America, and has proven -- in just a few short years -- to be fecund ground for vocations to the consecrated life.

[Ebenezer]

I have seen the Carmelite monks' website and even received a copy of their first newsletter in the mail recently. Their monastery has the full support of the local Bishop, and they are unequivocally obedient to the Holy Father and the Magisterium.

[Ebenezer]

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