Carmelite Staff

The Peru Commissariat of the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary has elected new leadership for the next three years.

A Letter from the Prior General, O.Carm. and Superior General, O.C.D. to the Carmelite Family on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church

It’s ten in the morning, there are quite a few dirty dishes already. Hastily, I am getting a cup of cereal and my coffee together so I can zoom my formation teacher to start my first official class upon my reception into my local Third Order Lay Carmelite community.

In today’s video, Father Jack Welch, O.Carm. speaks on Saint John of the Cross and the journey of the soul to God.

O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church!, who from this place reveal our clemency and your pity to all those who ask for your protection, hear the prayer that we address to you with filial trust, and present it to your Son Jesus, our sole Redeemer.\\

For the 150th anniversary of the Carmelites’ 1864 arrival in the United States, Paulist Father Ricky Manalo composed a new setting of the ancient poem, Flos Carmeli (Flower of Carmel).

I do my best to bring light into the world as a chaplain in a community hospital.

Join the Carmelites for Night Prayer

A few years back I brought in two shelter kittens to clean up a big mouse problem. In two weeks they had it wrapped up, and now they’re comfy housecats.

“This Saint.”  That’s what I said when I discovered that Saint Teresa of the Andes had the mind of a businesswoman.  You see, I’m a Carmelite translator and I bring words to light: words from saints like Teresa that are bright and clear in one language, yet hidden or obscure to English readers, can reveal business acumen!