NUNO ÁLVARES PEREIRA was born in Portugal on 24th June 1360, most probably at Cernache do Bomjardin, illegitimate son of Brother Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Hospitalier Knight of St. John of Jerusalem and prior of Crato and Donna Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal. About a year after his birth, the child was legitimized by royal decree and so was able to receive a knightly education typical of the offspring of the noble families of the time. At ...

Vocation Awareness Week – November 1st thru 7th This week we are asked to renew our prayers and efforts to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life.  The following message from Father David McEvoy is based on Sunday’s Gospel for the Solemnity of All Saints – Matthew 5:1-12 (the Beatitudes). Video recorded in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the National Shrine of St. Thérèse on the Carmelite Campus in Darien, IL. Father David McEvoy, O.Carm., is ...

In today’s video, Father Jack Welch, O.Carm. speaks on Saint Teresa and Prayer Fr Jack’s specialty is Carmelite spirituality.  He is a founding member of the Carmelite Forum – a group of Discalced and O.Carm. scholars.  He has been the president of the North American Carmelite Institute.  He was a longtime instructor in the Carmelite Studies Program at the Washington Theological Union.  Among his books are: Spiritual Pilgrims: Carl Jung and Teresa of Avila When Gods ...

We invite you to join the Society of the Little Flower Virtual Celebration of the Feast Day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by visiting https://bit.ly/362aadc to view the virtual Feast Day Mass, Blessing of the Roses, Veneration of her relics, and talk about St. Thérèse. This year's Feast Day Celebration holds a special meaning for many of us because it gives us a chance to join as one community, online, and offer our prayer together. As ...

We invite you to join the Society of the Little Flower Virtual Celebration of the Feast Day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by visiting https://bit.ly/362aadc to view the virtual Feast Day Mass, Blessing of the Roses, Veneration of her relics, and talk about St. Thérèse. This year's Feast Day Celebration holds a special meaning for many of us because it gives us a chance to join as one community, online, and offer our prayer together. As ...

We invite you to join the Society of the Little Flower Virtual Celebration of the Feast Day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by visiting https://bit.ly/36uDokW to view the virtual Feast Day Mass, Blessing of the Roses, Veneration of her relics, and talk about St. Thérèse. This year's Feast Day Celebration holds a special meaning for many of us because it gives us a chance to join as one community, online, and offer our prayer together. As ...

Introducing Brother Neil Bartholomew Conlisk, O.Carm. From: LaGrange, Illinois Born: Saint Valentine’s Day, 1987 (age 33) Education: Lyons Township High School Marquette University (Political Science/Spanish) Favorite Carmelite Quotation: "The more we drink of this Sea, the more thirsty we are." - Blessed John of Saint Simon Journey: Neil ‘owned’ his faith during his college years, becoming active at Saint John of Arc Chapel at Marquette.  After college he joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and ministered at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South ...

Albert of Jerusalem, as he is now known, was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205 by Pope Innocent III. At the time of his election he had been count-bishop of Vercelli for some twenty years. The Avogadro family to which he belonged was the most prominent and richest of all the first families of Vercelli. Albert came out of the north of present day Italy. It had always existed at the convergence of many peoples and ...

Call to Acceptance Covid 19 has unleashed unbelievable storms of insecurity that seemed beyond the realms of our imagination just a few months ago. We all have entered into a new world. Beyond the horror of the daily statistics of sickness and death, an inescapable anxiety drives us to question all our cherished standards of normality and security. We say it every day but that does not make it less true. We are in a new ...

When Covid-19 struck our region, life changed in our parishes. We had to end any physical touch during the 'Sign of Peace' at Mass. Holy Water was removed from our churches. Everything had to be sanitized after Mass - door handles and pews, and people were required to sit at least six feet apart at daily Mass. But the saddest part in the evolution of ecclesial pandemic change was when all churches had to be closed ...