On Saturday, January 3 in El Salvador, the Prior Provincial received the vows of Santos Cecilio Hernandez and Saúl Adalberto Mejia. The ceremony was witnessed by Carmelites from throughout the province, Carmelite sisters, Lay Carmelites, diocesan priests, family members, and … Read more

Every year the Carmelite Pre-novitiate Community at Carith House in Chicago on the Feast of the Epiphany blesses their home. We invite you to adopt this custom in your family. The family gathers to ask God’s blessing on their home … Read more

The Pope’s message for the 2015 World Day of Peace which is on Celebrated on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, 1 January, the World Day of Peace was introduced in 1967 by Pope Paul VI. The message’s theme … Read more

This traditional translation of the Proclamation of the Birth of Christ comes from the Roman Martyrology, the official listing of the saints celebrated by the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. For centuries, it was read on Christmas Eve, before … Read more

To say the response to our Advent Hope Photo Contest was overwhelming would be an enormous understatement. We received entries from all over the world and when we opened the voting to our readers in the final week, 98,534 votes … Read more

If John could have summarized his teaching on the Dark Night, I imagine he would say: the “truth will set you free”, echoing the words from St John’s Gospel. This is why he takes so much effort in his commentary … Read more