SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

On this feast of St Joseph the Worker I am reminded of Teresa’s devotion to him.  “Would that I could persuade all men to be devout to...

It is especially in this Spring season that I ponder the beauty of the word ‘Carmel’ – which means ‘garden’.  I look out of the window on...

St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380 (feast day today) is often linked with St Teresa of Avila.  Together they were declared the first women...

Yet another Carmelite saint who died young! In the life of Blessed María Felicia Guggiarri Echeverría OCD (1925-1959), familiarly known...

I wish Happy Easter to one and all - when it comes. The Blog is suspened till 28 April due to travels - I am visiting family in the USA...

It’s amazing what you discover when you look on the net for the saint of the day.  Today is the feast of St Damien de Veuster – that...

We gathered for the first time in St Helen’s church hall in Caerphilly on Saturday.  It was actually our third meeting as a South Wales...

I am always especially interested to learn about saints who were tertiaries (lay members) of other Orders, and I learn that today’s saint...

Many individuals have knocked at the door of Carmel without gaining entrance, but in some cases they have excelled in another vocation. ...

Today’s feast takes us way back to the Early Church with St Mary of Egypt (AD 344-421).  The story goes that ‘ Mary was an Egyptian who...