Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites: England and Wales

Carmel

 

• a source of massive inspiration for generations of searchers all over the world.

 

Carmel’s saints

 

• beloved by millions: St Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross, St Thérèse of Lisieux – all Doctors of the Church – St Elizabeth of the Trinity, St Teresa of the Andes, St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein – a Patron of Europe) and a host of others.

 

Carmel’s martyrs

 

• The Martyrs of Compiègne under the French Revolution, the Martyrs of Spain in the Civil War, and others.

 

Carmel’s teachers of prayer

 

• spiritual wisdom from the heart and from the mind, available in countless books and podcasts.