SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

A fellow Secular points me in the direction of a video conversation between Fr Liam Finnerty OCD and Joanne Mosley on the subject of St...

I forgot to mention that those who aren't able to come on the Walsingham Pilgrimage can follow the Pilgrim mass at noon on the website...

June is the month for the annual Carmelite Pilgrimage to Walsingham. This will be taking place on Saturday 22nd - Saturday week. As we...

Talks are afoot with the aim of establishing a new group in Cardiff. If you are from that area or if you know of someone from that area...

On Saturday I attended an unusual ceremony. A friend of mine is a Lay Dominican and he had been studying for six years for a BA through...

We have produced a new leaflet to advertise the Secular Carmelites and explain what we do. It makes use of the famous picture by the...

When new individuals begin to attend meetings of Secular groups or communities, they first attend that particular group or community for...

I had been a Catholic for many years before I heard about 'the six-inch drop' - the short drop from head to heart, in other words the...

I keep discovering ever more historical figures who have loved our St Teresa. The other day a Finnish friend told me about Anastasie...

Today's feast of St Boniface (c675-754) is a reminder that prophets are sometimes less honoured in their own country than elsewhere. It...

I am talking to someone in Cardiff about the possibility of starting a new Seculars group there. If anyone knows of potential members of...

Lovely meeting with a recently-formed Seculars group on Saturday - such wonderful enthusiasm and readiness to commit. When a new group...

Pondering what to write on this special feast day, I googled 'visitation carmel' in search of inspiration. I was fascinated by the...

Books on Therese continue to flood the market, but among them a title recently caught my eye - Praise for a Warrior. No point looking it...

One of the delights of the Calendar of Carmelite saints is to discover those of them who are less well-known. Today is the Feast of...

I have always felt deeply honoured when another person entrusts me with their private thoughts and spiritual experiences. This is a...

I have just ordered a Spanish book on 'Discalced Carmelite Architecture', which I came across in my researches into the legacy of St...

I recently had a shock when I received a cold message from someone I thought I had been supportive towards. When this kind of thing...

I came across this quote from St Therese, Prayer expands my soul and unites me to Jesus. It was the first four words that caught my...

Today's Carmelite saint - Joaquina Vedruna de Mas (1783-1854) lived an extraordinarily packed life. In the first part of it, she managed...