https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/1528177588353-NE3UYOB3J010WDMNQFNU/C0033.MP4.09_44_41_10.Still001.jpg Contact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/99d9f24a-7955-407c-9b24-59ca49e2bc5f/DSC_2586.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/4a138470-af13-44db-96f5-3a1bc4a78140/DJI_20260828162454_0161_D.jpg https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/the-nuns-of-fairfield daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/1528171678650-Q2GCRJ4VTETTY2LRBFLB/DSC_0159.JPG The Nuns of Fairfield https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/25976aa3-7826-4867-b821-7e5ef41a252f/372A5732.jpg The Nuns of Fairfield - A day doesn’t go by when I don’t thank God for the presence of the Carmelite community in our diocese - a true powerhouse of prayer. I thank God for their presence and I thank God for this sign of newness and growth for the Carmelite community. Bishop Ronald Gainer, Emeritus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/11313d54-bf0b-43d9-b584-ac79d70256c4/DSC_3418.jpg The Nuns of Fairfield - Just like St. Teresa of Avila and St. Thérèse the Little Flower, the Nuns practice all the traditional and recognizable aspects of Carmelite and monastic life: the full habit, mental prayer, fasting (the Nuns observe a meatless diet), enclosure (walls, grills), austerity, personal and communal pursuit of virtue, and union with God. https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/from-our-bishop daily 0.75 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/1528679674649-JRALZOUVBEL2B6HZ6RTE/image.png FROM OUR BISHOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/1528679674649-JRALZOUVBEL2B6HZ6RTE/image.png FROM OUR BISHOP https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/masscards-3 daily 0.75 2026-07-14 https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/brick-legacy-program daily 0.75 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/5107ddcc-6649-46fd-a483-916a9d55a501/IMG_3106.jpeg Brick Legacy Program A construction worker wearing a large straw hat, neon safety gloves, and work attire, working on a brick and mortar construction site with tools and materials around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/c672a940-2698-4e4f-be86-f7063ec7f425/IMG_3940.jpg Brick Legacy Program Multiple pairs of old, worn shoes and boots are arranged on wooden shelves in a rustic setting, possibly for display or storage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/e43234fc-2a9f-41a3-81e4-48ac20dbfb63/IMG_9611.jpg Brick Legacy Program Under construction site with brick building, scaffolding, construction materials, and a partially built brick wall. https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/home daily 1.0 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/e392e1c0-2263-42bc-bb56-dba8f7953007/DJI_20260828162932_0169_D.jpg https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/a-new-monastery daily 0.75 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/e3eaab78-2739-44f7-ba93-6e8b02471e68/DSC_3744.jpg A New Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/375840e5-5960-422e-8ba0-1a443ce0ec07/372A5662.jpg A New Monastery Colorful stained glass windows in a church with a brass hanging lamp above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/27a366bb-11c6-42e9-96c9-dd9d8357802f/DSC_3795+2.jpg A New Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/a0126759-a3a0-455b-bba4-11b316f7431c/IMG_0536.jpg A New Monastery A large house with a stone and white exterior, surrounded by flowerbeds and greenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/f587a1d2-742a-4fbb-995e-a248a6982c1a/372A6023.jpg A New Monastery Interior view of a rustic room with brick and stone walls, wooden ceiling beams, and a brick fireplace in the center. There are wooden cabinets and arched windows with light coming through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/f34fceb6-2f15-4272-bd17-a803c0695a64/372A5925.jpg A New Monastery A rustic kitchen with a brick wall, wooden beams on the ceiling, and hanging pots and pans. There are two windows letting in natural light, with a countertop and shelves below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/3367657b-412f-4331-8ce4-78e5215c90e4/372A6090.jpg A New Monastery A cozy rustic kitchen with brick and stone walls, a wooden ceiling, a window letting in natural light, and shelves with jars and kitchenware. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/e0c02e1b-436c-450d-9c6f-03aaebbbabdd/1.+CJMJ+Aerial+2.jpg A New Monastery Full architectural rendering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/c9914228-50b9-4905-8975-07bdbd68d1ef/250529+Noviciate+Elev+Perspective+View+copy.jpg A New Monastery Novitiate section to accommodate the growing numbers of vocations: Groundbreaking Autumn 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/7aabf1de-2140-43f5-818b-3c7595a6880a/DSC_3754.jpg A New Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/a8a482dd-d8b1-4dd5-aafc-7bc3ace1be75/DSC_0459.JPG A New Monastery A person in a dark apron is preparing food on a wooden counter in a kitchen with large window and natural light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/9393e6b8-2f71-430e-805e-343ba92a4af3/4.+CJMJ+Forecourt+2.jpg A New Monastery Main Chapel Forecourt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/0a381ba3-1011-4bb9-bff4-97c356924a8c/2.+CJMJ+Church++Interior+2.jpg A New Monastery Chapel interior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/9aebfd69-42ab-4dcc-8c98-58ce766f5bd2/DJI_20260828171804_0342_D.jpg A New Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/797730ef-1f3d-4469-a996-4e9d35994b9b/3A.CJMJ.BAPTISTRY.jpg A New Monastery Baptistry: where the general public will be able to bring their children for the Holy Sacrament; it is also for the repose of the Eucharist during the Easter Triduum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/4fe4c7ff-fd10-4f32-a93a-c8aeccb7e5b8/DSC_3821.jpg A New Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/4a8b4ab4-6396-4a84-bfec-0bf092db24f5/DJI_20260828170952_0316_D.jpg A New Monastery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/d28e834c-c8a3-46e2-8904-32fc2d352bfc/DSC_3418-2.jpg A New Monastery https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/301e8556-d2a1-4b66-b65b-dd95e19fbb48/playlist.m3u8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/bf163135-9ab2-4df2-87e8-d95d5530111c/Screen+Shot+2025-09-16+at+5.43.39+PM+%282%29.png A New Monastery A New Monastery https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/vocational-inquiries daily 0.75 2026-07-14 https://www.fairfieldcarmelites.org/take-action-1 daily 0.75 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/2d981457-df6c-41f0-a15f-578f58769ac7/%28Giovanni%29_Antonio_Faldoni_-_Flos_Carmeli-1._Decor_Carmeli%2C_1951%2C0714.262.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/2692c1e5-c35a-4741-bc55-5542c811d72a/MCW-Image-with-LOGO6.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b15e9e636099b056a3e3119/094657c2-380b-42f2-ab23-2bf9b6b74410/Unknown-1.png