Our summer was quiet and cooler than usual. There were many special snapshot moments that let the light of eternity shine through.  Here are just a few. 

This year for the first time, our annual Corpus Christi procession (above) included a stop at the new statue of Our Holy Mother Saint Teresa.  This unique piece of art is situated in our courtyard.  Replicas are now available.  See the last page for details.

Our friars met at the General Chapter in June to elect new officers.  The site this year was Fatima, Portugal.  As many of you know, Sister Lucia, the last living visionary of the Fatima revelations, recently died in the Discalced Carmelite monastery nearby, and the members of the Chapter were privileged to visit there.  

Elected as our new Superior General for the next six years was Father  Saverio Cannistrá of the Sacred Heart, OCD, an Italian (left).  He has the joyful task of preparing the Order for the 500th Anniversary of the birth of Saint Teresa to be observed on March 28, 2015.   

In August, we were visited by some of the seminarians studying for the Archdiocese.  We expected perhaps a dozen, but as they came in the door and kept coming, more than 40 of them, we were overwhelmed by the gift of God in giving us a bumper crop of future priests!  And we were also grateful that the cookies didn’t run out!