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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
cpblamires
Nov 7, 20231 min read
A visit to Derby
Had the privilege of joining the St Edith Stein Secular Carmelite Community last Saturday. This splendid community has a monthly...
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cpblamires
Nov 6, 20231 min read
A prayer group with Blessed Marie-Eugene
I mentioned Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus OCD the other day. I have just heard about a Blessed Marie-Eugene prayer group that...
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cpblamires
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus OCD (Henri Grialou)
Henri Grialou (1894-1967) has been much in my thoughts of late because I am working on a talk about him. Born into a very poor family -...
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cpblamires
Nov 2, 20231 min read
Today is All Souls Day
In my younger days as a Bible (born-again) Christian I did not believe in prayers for the dead, so All Souls Day meant nothing to me. I...
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cpblamires
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Saints
One of the many beautiful gifts I received when I came into the Catholic Church many years ago was an appreciation of the saints. I...
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cpblamires
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Ten years ago I was visiting my son in San Francisco and he asked me where I would like to go. I immediately thought of Carmel City; I...
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cpblamires
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Teresa the Great
Seemingly numberless are those who have found inspiration for their lives in St Teresa of Avila. Today is the Feast of Blessed Maria...
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cpblamires
Oct 27, 20231 min read
Technology and community
I saw a slogan on social media yesterday - 'Mobile phones put you in touch with folk living far away while isolating you from those close...
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cpblamires
Oct 26, 20231 min read
St John of the Cross and St Therese
Working on a talk to be given on the vigil of Feast of Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus OCD (3 Feb 2024), about Marie-Eugene's...
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cpblamires
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Scandinavian stories
The other day somebody mentioned a book by the Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius OCD entitled Carmelite Spirituality. Then I noticed in...
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cpblamires
Oct 24, 20231 min read
UNESCO acknowledges St Therese of Lisieux
Wonderful to discover that in the year of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Therese, UNESCO is officially recognising her...
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cpblamires
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Friends of the OCDS
Users of Facebook may not have come across the 'Friends of the OCDS' site. It is a very rich source of quotations, of prayers, of...
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cpblamires
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Carmel is everywhere ....
The influence of our great Carmelite saints extends far and wide and is to be found in the lives of all kinds of individuals in all walks...
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cpblamires
Oct 19, 20231 min read
One of Teresa's mentors
Today was for many years the Feast of St Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562; nowadays 18 October), a Franciscan friar who was a huge support...
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cpblamires
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
Ten years ago when I went to the Holy Land on a Carmelite Renewal Course I discovered for the first time that there are a great variety...
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cpblamires
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Appeal from Jerusalem
Unfortunately this arrived rather too late because it concerns a special day today, but I post it anyway. The Assembly of Catholic...
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cpblamires
Oct 16, 20231 min read
The Holy Father speaks about St Therese
The Holy Father has published a new Apostolic Exhortation entitled 'C'est la confiance' - 'It is confidence' dedicated to St Therese. I...
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cpblamires
Oct 13, 20231 min read
News from Carmel at Haifa
News comes from the Carmelite Sisters at Haifa - which is on Mount Carmel. They tell us that the Northern part of Israel, where they...
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cpblamires
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Our Lady of the Pillar
It was not long ago that I came across the tradition of Our Lady of the Pillar, a Marian apparition celebrated on this day in the...
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cpblamires
Oct 11, 20231 min read
OCDS on FACEBOOK
I have recently come across a 'Friends of the OCDS' site on Facebook. Whatever you think of Facebook, it has some virtues! Also a...
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