Titus Brandsma, Dutch priest, educator, journalist and modern mystic, has much to say to Twenty-first Century Christians. His joyful countenance in the face of chronic illness and finally, at the torturous hands of the Nazi’s, is a study in humankind’s … Read more

The names of the parents of Mary are known from the apocryphal “Proto-Gospel of James” (2nd century). The cult to Saint Anne is documented in the East in the 6th century, in the West in the 10th century; that of … Read more

During the month of July, Carmelites everywhere prepare to celebrate the feast of the Mother of God of Mount Carmel on July 16th. This solemn commemoration holds a very special place in the lives of Carmelites as it highlights what … Read more

Dear brothers and sisters in Carmel, As we do every year, we get ready to celebrate the feasts in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, our Mother and Sister as we like to call her among Carmelites, following the … Read more

In honor of today’s Feast of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel we have created a series of eight excerpts/prayer cards from the sequence read during the liturgy before today’s gospel. We hope you’ll use and freely share … Read more

God bless these eight newly-received Carmelite novices. May this novitiate year be filled with growth, insights, love and joys.