Elisha came to Elijah, who threw his cloak over him and he, abandoned the oxen, followed Elijah and became his servant (1 K 19, 19. 21). Elijah received the spirit of Elisha and, among the many outstanding prodigies; he cured Naaman from leprosy and raised a boy from the dead. He lived among the sons of prophets and was frequently present, in the name of God, in the events of the People of Israel. The Carmelite ...

Congratulations to the four men who began their novitiate year in Middletown, New York, Sunday afternoon, June 11, in a very simple but beautiful ceremony. Horacio Diaz, Adrian Hernández, Manuel Pérez, and Stephan Rochefort were invested in the Carmelite habit during evening prayer. Four members of the SEL province also began their novitiate year. The ceremony was followed by a pizza party at St. Albert Priory. It was great to see so many of the ...

Friends, family traveled from all over the globe--and fellow Carmelites and priests from Romania, Trinidad, Vietnam and Germany--to attend the ordination to the priesthood of R. Nepomuk Willemsen OCarm on May 27. The ordination was presided over by Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, AZ at beautiful Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church in Washington DC. Fr. Nepi's first Mass also took place at Saint Gabriel's, where he spent this past year helping out as a deacon. The ...

In the quiet sanctuaries of our own hearts, let us call on the name of God whose power over us is great and gentle, firm and forgiving, holy and healing… You who created us, who sustain us, who call us to live in peace, hear our prayer this day. Hear our prayer for all who have died, whose hearts and hopes are known to you alone… Hear our prayer for those who put the welfare of others ahead ...