News and announcements about the Carmelite Order, our Region, and our Community
Please join us in a Solemnity of the Sacred Heart Novena by praying these prayers (June 10 through June 18) and listening to reflections by Fr. Christopher LaRocca, OCD, including a final reflection on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Friday, June 19. Hear today’s (June 19) Reflection on the Feast of the Sacred Heart and all the novena audio recordings. [Audio recordings]
Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Carmelites around the world will be celebrating the 800th anniversary of the martyrdom of Carmel’s first martyr, Angelo of Sicily. We invite you to join us for a live-streamed Mass in English from the National Shrine of St. Therese in Darien, Illinois.
This reflection by the Most Rev. Míċeál O’Neill, O.Carm., focuses on the elements of the Carmelite charism that lead us to a consideration of what lies at the heart of our way of life. The formation document of the Carmelite Friars called the Ratio made great strides in clarifying what is this heart. From a stage when the thinking of the Friars was that the desert, and our openness to God, were at the heart of the Rule, the latest thinking sees contemplation itself as the heart.
Read the news from our February 2020 community meeting. Included is information about getting back to face-to-face meetings, our upcoming Regional Day of Recollection and our next community meeting. Read the whole article for more details and to find out about our Ongoing Formation homework for the next community meeting.
Question #20 the Question-and-Answer Series, which was begun in the attempt to clarify questions and/or concerns that came up during the 2019 Lay Carmelite Convocation in Chicago, IL. This is the last question in the series...for now. More Q&As will be added as needed.
