The following news story, from Life Site, represents the closing of one chapter and the beginning of the next for the apparently no-longer-embattled community of Carmelite Nuns in Arlington, Texas. Below the opening of the Life Site piece are further links of interest.
ARLINGTON, Texas (LifeSiteNews) — A Carmelite convent in Texas has officially “associated” itself with the Society of St. Pius X after a lengthy and public dispute between the Carmel and the local bishop.
In an announcement issued September 14, the Carmelite Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas disclosed its new association with the SSPX. The nuns referenced their growing attachment to the traditional Mass and a desire to adhere more closely to their Carmelite spirituality:
For the past several years we have experienced much joy and spiritual renewal in the re-discovery of the riches of the immemorial liturgical tradition of the Church. In our desire to grow in holiness and an ever deeper fidelity to our Discalced Carmelite charism, and as an appropriate means to better serve Our Holy Mother the Church, in August, following the unanimous decision of the Chapter of the Monastery, and with the agreement of the whole community, we completed the final steps necessary for our Monastery to be associated with the Society of Saint Pius X, who will henceforth assure our ongoing sacramental life and governance.
Here is the Statement from the Arlington Carmel on Its Association with SSPX — on the SSPX website — which, in case their was any doubt about the matter, makes it “official.”
For background on Bishop Olson, readers may go here.
