The Marienfeld Lay Carmelite Community of Midland celebrated their 30th anniversary on May 18th, 2018. They were given a Day of Reflection at Our Lady of Grace Carmelite monastery in Christoval by Fr. Terry Sempowski of Darien, Illinois.
Fr. Terry told us about his visit to the home and Basilica of St. Therese of Lisieux in France. He talked about the keys to St. Therese’s holiness: the holiness of her Father, receiving the Eucharist, Confession, and listening to the homilies at daily Mass. He also stressed the importance of eliminating the idols in our lives—Carmelites are called to be “idol-smashers!”
We were reminded about the importance of our parish family and our Carmelite Community—no one grows in holiness in isolation.
