Spiritual Environment & The Ministry of Blessed Mary Catherine Kasper

Spiritual Environment

Health is not merely defined as the absence of disease or infirmity. At Carlyle Healthcare Center, it is more importantly the state of physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being.

These four areas are vital in each person's life. Long term care residents are able to express their need to examine their faith, come to terms with their conditions, and find meaning and purpose for their lives.
 

Our newly remodeled chapel features an Italian hand-painted crucifix.

One of the major services offered by Carlyle Healthcare Center is that of Chaplaincy. There is a positive correlation between the resident's attitudes and religious conviction. At Carlyle Healthcare Center, we are proud to have a chapel on our beautiful campus (pictured at the top of the page). Directed by priests and ministers, The Blessed Catherine Kasper Chapel  provides a place of prayer and worship for all of our residents.

Many local ministers, choirs, volunteers, guild members and children of area churches visit the Center and residents regularly. Ministers in the Carlyle area work in harmony with our Spiritual Director.

Outdoor mass on grandparents day. Our newly painted Joseph and Mary. An overall picture or our newly remodeled chapel with stained glass windows.

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The Ministry Of Blessed Mary
Catherine Kasper

Carlyle Healthcare Center is dedicated in honor of Blessed Mary Catherine Kasper.  She was born in Germany in 1820 and went on to found the Congregation of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ in 1851.  One of her first missions in the United States was in 1874 to serve the residents of the Carlyle area.  She was rich in compassion and love for the poor and sick, so much that she built a "little house" to serve as a center from which she nursed the sick of her village.  So it is with great honor that Carlyle healthcare is dedicated to her.

In the courtyard, the outstretched arms of her statue offer care to all those in need.  She served as a constant reminder of the importance in dedicating one's life to the care of others.