SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland

The latest issue of 'Communicationes' bearing news from Secular Carmelites around the world arrived the other day. It reminded me of...

I have been immensely impressed with the post-synodal appeal of the Bishops of England and Wales to the Catholic people. It really...

Today is the Feast of Blessed Bartolomeo Fanti, a little-known Italian Carmelite who died in 1495. He was known for his love of the...

I came across this quotation from St Francis de Sales which I find immensely consoling: 'Be patient with everyone, but above all with...

I have just joined a new Facebook group called 'Friends of St Therese of Lisieux'. (I am already a member of the 'Friends of the OCDS'.)...

I keep discovering unfamiliar Orders out there in the wider world which aim to combine Teresa's contemplative ideal with apostolic works....

I love today's second reading from the Office of Readings, said to be by St Macarius. Here's a quotation from it: 'When a farmer...

I have a fondness for St Catherine Laboure, the originator of the Miraculous Medal, whose feast day is today. I was received into the...

Very happy to advertise a forthcoming meeting in London. 'Dear Friends of Fr Marie-Eugene, we will have our third meeting next Saturday...

Just been reading a delightful article about Therese on the net. There are so many paradoxical things about this saint 'who never...

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...