SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

Are we just right at the beginning of the internet age?  Is this period the equivalent to the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution? ...

I blogged last week (7 August) about the mediaeval Carmelite St Albert of Trapani and about the delightful story that has his admirers...

Teresa’s Way of Perfection never ceases to amaze me.  She displays such a combination of spiritual wisdom and plain common sense.  What...

It seems that St Teresa had a great devotion to today’s saint, Albert of Trapani OCD (c.1240-1307).  He was a Sicilian Carmelite, son of...

I was just sent a rather beautiful YouTube video entitled ‘ Three Powerful Words that open heaven’ .  It is a half-hour talk, very simple...

I was just reading about the first Australian-born saint, Mary Mackillop (1842-1909) - and a fascinating story it is.  In 1867, Mary...

Below is a prayer of St John Vianney, the Curé of Ars (1786-1859), patron of priests, whose Feast is today.  He was actually a Franciscan...

Today’s saint, the Italian St Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), has had a huge influence in the Church as a spiritual writer, composer,...