Geographically, we take our name from Mount Carmel. A green oasis in Israel surrounded by desert, “Carmel” in Hebrew means “Garden of God.” Metaphorically, Carmel is our spiritual disposition as we climb higher in our journey of faith. We invite you to take a walk through God's Garden. We hope you are nourished by what grows here and invite you to share it with others.
Geographically, we take our name from Mount Carmel. A green oasis in Israel surrounded by desert, “Carmel” in Hebrew means “Garden of God.” Metaphorically, Carmel is our spiritual disposition as we climb higher in our journey of faith. We invite you to take a walk through God's Garden. We hope you are nourished by what grows here and invite you to share it with others.
Jerome Gracián (1545-1614) was born at Valladolid, one of fifteen children of Diego Gracián and Juana Dantisco.
My Memorial Day memories take me back to my grandparent’s house in Passaic, NJ. I can still vividly see their backyard in my mind. The small, square patio, the grape vine (my grandfather made his own wine every year), the garden dotted with tomato plants, basil, and other vegetables and herbs.
Geographically, we take our name from Mount Carmel. A green oasis in Israel surrounded by desert, “Carmel” in Hebrew means “Garden of God.” Metaphorically, Carmel is our spiritual disposition as we climb higher in our journey of faith. We invite you to take a walk through God's Garden. We hope you are nourished by what grows here and invite you to share it with others.
Geographically, we take our name from Mount Carmel. A green oasis in Israel surrounded by desert, “Carmel” in Hebrew means “Garden of God.” Metaphorically, Carmel is our spiritual disposition as we climb higher in our journey of faith. We invite you to take a walk through God's Garden. We hope you are nourished by what grows here and invite you to share it with others.
On September 9, 1571, the nuncio, John Baptist Castagna, could report to the secretary of Pope Pius V, Jerome Rusticucci, that the visitors of the Carmelites had finished visiting the houses and were ready to convene chapters in a month.
Geographically, we take our name from Mount Carmel. A green oasis in Israel surrounded by desert, “Carmel” in Hebrew means “Garden of God.” Metaphorically, Carmel is our spiritual disposition as we climb higher in our journey of faith. We invite you to take a walk through God's Garden. We hope you are nourished by what grows here and invite you to share it with others.
Fernández used the Discalced friars to reform the convents of the province.
Sometimes you just need a little spice! Recently, the young web designer who works at our parish came by to do some website maintenance. Around lunchtime, he mentioned he was craving pasta, so I decided to head to the kitchen and whip something up.

















