SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

There is so much inspiration to be found in the Office of Readings. Today there is an extract from a Commentary on the Song of Songs by...

Social media can be educational as well as distracting ... I learned yesterday on the 'Friends of the OCDS' site on Facebook about an...

I have the immense privilege of having been asked to write a book on the legacy of St Teresa. It is not just about her legacy in the...

I was resistant for a long time to looking on a daily basis at the Office of Readings, a practised strongly encouraged for Secular...

I have been continuing to peruse the newsletter from the OCDS communities in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania that I spoke about...

News from Carmel in Australia, New Zealand, & Oceania. A newsletter has recently arrived from them - and it is a very substantial one. ...

This month of November is a mixture of light and shade, joy and sadness. We are called to think back to our memories of those who have...

Today is the Feast of All Carmelite Saints. If you google 'All Carmelite Saints' you will find an impressive Wikipedia list running to...

News just in of the passing of Ruth Burrows, a Carmelite nun based in Quidenham monastery in Norfolk, whose writings have been an...

One of the attractive features of our Secular Carmelite meetings is the combination of a firm structure with flexibility. There are...

The other day I came across a beautiful quotation from Blessed Chiara Luce Badano (1971-1990). This remarkable girl from a village...

Today is her feast day. A French Carmelite nun in Dijon, she was only a few years younger than the much better-known St Therese of...

Had the privilege of joining the St Edith Stein Secular Carmelite Community last Saturday. This splendid community has a monthly...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

Seemingly numberless are those who have found inspiration for their lives in St Teresa of Avila. Today is the Feast of Blessed Maria...

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...