Discalced  Carmelite Nuns
Carmel of Saint Joseph
Saint Louis, Missouri

Welcome!

We are the Discalced Nuns of the Carmel of St. Joseph in St. Louis, Missouri.  We are cloistered contemplative women dedicated to a life of prayer in service of the Church. We invite you to learn more about our life and spirituality by exploring our pages!

What is the purpose of a monastery?

To glorify God.

To lift up
the temporal
to the eternal.

To bring
the  blessedness of the world beyond into
the world of time.

To reveal God.