It was on her 30th birthday when Celia Ashton first stepped inside the monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of Baltimore.A successful dentist who had long harbored thoughts of becoming a religious sister, Celia had been invited to attend Mass at the monastery by some of her patients who happened to be Religious
Carmelite Sister Celia Ashton participates in a May 15 liturgy at the Carmelite Monastery in Towson during which she made her profession of temporary vows. Also shown are Carmelite Sister Constance FitzGerald and Monsignor Joseph Luca, pastor of St. Louis in Clarksville and a longtime friend of Sister Celia. (Courtesy Diane Barr)
