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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
cpblamires
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Carmelites in Walsingham 2024
June is the month for the annual Carmelite Pilgrimage to Walsingham. This will be taking place on Saturday 22nd - Saturday week. As we...
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cpblamires
Jun 13, 20241 min read
News from Cardiff
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...
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cpblamires
Jun 12, 20241 min read
Oblates and others
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...
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cpblamires
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Our new leaflet
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...
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cpblamires
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Human formation
When new individuals begin to attend meetings of Secular groups or communities, they first attend that particular group or community for...
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cpblamires
Jun 7, 20241 min read
The six-inch drop
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...
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cpblamires
Jun 6, 20241 min read
The power of Teresa's gaze
I keep discovering ever more historical figures who have loved our St Teresa. The other day a Finnish friend told me about Anastasie...
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cpblamires
Jun 5, 20241 min read
Honour in your own country
Today's feast of St Boniface (c675-754) is a reminder that prophets are sometimes less honoured in their own country than elsewhere. It...
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cpblamires
Jun 4, 20241 min read
New ventures
I am talking to someone in Cardiff about the possibility of starting a new Seculars group there. If anyone knows of potential members of...
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cpblamires
Jun 3, 20241 min read
The harvest is rich
Lovely meeting with a recently-formed Seculars group on Saturday - such wonderful enthusiasm and readiness to commit. When a new group...
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cpblamires
May 31, 20241 min read
Carmel and the Visitation
Pondering what to write on this special feast day, I googled 'visitation carmel' in search of inspiration. I was fascinated by the...
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cpblamires
May 30, 20241 min read
Saint Therese and St Joan
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...
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cpblamires
May 29, 20241 min read
Blessed Elia
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...
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cpblamires
May 28, 20241 min read
Spiritual sharing
I have always felt deeply honoured when another person entrusts me with their private thoughts and spiritual experiences. This is a...
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cpblamires
May 27, 20241 min read
Discalced Carmelite Architecture
I have just ordered a Spanish book on 'Discalced Carmelite Architecture', which I came across in my researches into the legacy of St...
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cpblamires
May 24, 20241 min read
What to do with bruising experiences
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...
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cpblamires
May 23, 20241 min read
Prayer expands the soul
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...
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cpblamires
May 22, 20241 min read
A full life
Today's Carmelite saint - Joaquina Vedruna de Mas (1783-1854) lived an extraordinarily packed life. In the first part of it, she managed...
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cpblamires
May 21, 20241 min read
Obedience?
I was with some Seculars in formation the other day and we were discussing the call to obedience to be found in our Constitutions. I...
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cpblamires
May 20, 20241 min read
The Pink Sisters
I can't resist writing a few lines about the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, who wear a most beautiful rose-coloured habit which has led...
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