In the context of the Middle Ages, Andrew Corsini stands out as one who was ahead of his time as a church reformer and a saintly example of what a leader should be. In the calamitous 14th century, bishops tended … Read more

Peter Thomas was born into a very poor family (his father, a farm head, was a serf) in southern Périgord around 1305 (thought to be today’s Lebreil, a section of Salles-de-Belves, about forty kilometers to the southwest of Sarlat (Dordogne), … Read more

In a world like our own, where factionalism and deep religious and political divisions poison our relationships, a saint like Peter Thomas is like a breath of fresh air. His life as a devout Carmelite and a diplomatic healer and … Read more

2013 has been an incredible year for Carmelites.net. We’ve broken viewership records and grew our audience engagement exponentially with content on both our site and our social media platforms. As the year draws to a close we’d like to share … Read more

My earliest Christmas memory, which also is my favorite, is walking back as a family from my grandparents house after Christmas Eve dinner. My grandparents lived on one corner of the farm and my parents lived on the other corner … Read more

“This law holds:/ That the lover becomes/ like the one he loves;/ For the greater their likeness/ The greater their delight.” St. John of the Cross Perhaps the popular acronym “WWJD” should sometimes be “WHJD,” for What Has Jesus Done. … Read more