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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
Blog suspended until Wed 30 July.
I will be taking some time off, including time off the computer. May God bless and keep all of us. Meanwhile, below is a prayer...
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20 hours ago
St Bridget and Carmel
On today’s feast of St Bridget of Sweden I learn for the first time about the Brigittine Rosary, which apparently has special...
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2 days ago
A namesake of St Mary Magdalene
On this feast day of the wonderful St Mary Magdalene, I am reminded of the Italian Carmelite saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi (1566-1607 -...
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3 days ago
A spiritual United Nations
Fascinated by the news that a new Carmelite church was consecrated in Minsk, Belarus, in June. The Discalced Carmelite Newsletter from...
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4 days ago
St Therese in Australia
An illustration of the astonishing impact of St Therese in the Church immediately after her death comes to us in a delightful newsletter...
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7 days ago
Saving the memories
I was talking on the phone to one of my mentors in early days in Carmel yesterday. Her memories of Secular Carmel go right back to the...
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Jul 17
Our Lady of Miracles
On this Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel I am reminded of the beautiful "miracle of Our Lady of Mount Carmel" which took place in Palmi...
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Jul 16
Seek the bridegroom not the teacher
I often find great inspiration of the Office of Readings. Today an extract from the marvellous Italian bishop, academic, and mystical...
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Jul 15
From troublemaker to saint
One of the most extraordinary in our Church’s calendar of saints was a near contemporary of St Teresa, an Italian named Camillus of...
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Jul 14
The different paths to glory
A recent stay at Ampleforth Benedictine Abbey revealed to me my limitations and also the depth of the Church’s wisdom. I have to admit –...
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Jul 11
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