SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

At least in the Northern hemisphere, the Spring is here with its magnificent gift of blossoms and colour and the fresh beauty of the new...

In some ways this is an exhilarating time in the Seculars. A new group is scheduled to start in Manchester City Centre on 20 April. A...

It has been a dramatic week, with the passing of Mgr George Hay, a highly respected and much loved priest of the Diocese of Plymouth. I...

Out of reverence for the solemnity of the Triduum, I will break off from blogging as from today. I will extend the break after Easter...

There are so many things going on on the internet that I don't know about, I am always making new discoveries. Today I noticed on the...

Today's blog comes from OCDS guest blogger Phyllis - with thanks. She writes 'The prayer for peace given below came via the latest mail...

How many of us have benefited from the little book by the late Fr Aloysius Deeney about what it means to be a Secular Carmelite! I know I...

I love to learn about the lesser-known saints - or, to be more accurate, saints not so well-known in the English-speaking world. Today I...

I have just discovered yet another branch of the Carmelite tree through the 'Friends of the OCDS' offerings on Facebook. For all the...

'Going deeper' - that has been a phrase constantly in my mind in recent years. The desire to go deeper was the motive that led me to...

St Teresa had a great love for St Joseph - whose Feast Day is of course today - and she took him as patron of the first convent she...

I had to visit the US last week for a Memorial Service for my nephew in Chicago. I also travelled to Dallas and San Francisco to visit...

I have to go to the US tomorrow for a week. I probably won't be blogging again till Monday 18 March - though you never know, if I can...

In my investigations into the legacy of our wonderful St Teresa, I have come across all kinds of people whom she has profoundly...

Designing a new leaflet for the presentation of the Secular Carmelites provokes so many questions. What really touches people's hearts...

I'm involved quite a bit in outreach, in spreading the news about Carmel through leaflets and posters and the internet. But at the heart...

Some years ago I translated from the German of Erika Lorenz a book about the delightful relationship between St Teresa and Father...

I spent yesterday with a Carmelite trying to discern a way forward from a present situation. I can't claim to have been involved in this...

Today is the Feast of St Oswald, Archbishop of York and Bishop of Worcester (d.1992). Somehow it had escaped my attention that there are...

I had a message recently from a Secular who has been enduring a lot of suffering. I can't resist quoting a line or two from the message:...