SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

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:...

I was talking to a friend who is setting up a new Secular group in a cafe in the middle of Manchester. I must confess, I looked a bit...

Last night was the night for the monthly meeting of our Carmelite Virtual Community. A small group of us meets on zoom for an hour and a...

Something seems to be happening out there. I hear of a new group starting up in Manchester in April (see 'latest news' on the website.) ...

The Secular Carmelites are not generally organised in parish groups, for members come from different parishes, sometimes at quite a...

At the Seculars meeting in Romsey, Hampshire last Saturday we enjoyed a visit from Sister Veronica of the Dominican Sisters of St Joseph,...

Yesterday I learned that the Carmelite convent in Ronda in Southern Spain is likely to close down soon. They are down to four Sisters. ...

Today's Office of Readings contains a passage from and Early Church Father that looks as if it is designed specially for us Seculars...

Today is the feast of St Claude de la Colombiere (1643-1682). This French Jesuit should be especially close to the hearts of British...

I worked for a Catholic Charity as a fund-raiser for twenty-three years. I was tasked with travelling round the parishes and appealing...

I have recently heard sad stories from one or two Secular Carmelite groups of destructive conflict and clashes that have led to decline. ...