"I have found a very nurturing and joyful community at the Carmelite Centre with lots of opportunities for inquiry and growth."
Clare McArdle
The Carmelite Way Pilgrimage 8-10 November 2019
The Tenth Carmelite Way Pilgrimage 2019 On 8-10 November 32 pilgrims, led by Paul Sireh O. Carm and Denis Andrew O. Carm, braved the cold and wet Melbourne weather to walk along the Yarra Valley Rail Trail for the tenth Annual Carmelite Way pilgrimage. In spite of the...
Meditation 3 December
This is our 37th week of On-Line Meditation. Tonight’s Reflection… There are three important aspects to meditation…. We focus our attention so that we can let go of those distractions that keep popping up in our mind. Distractions are natural and we can never get rid...
The Carmelite Family Residential Retreats, April & August 2020
2020 “Carmelite Family” RESIDENTIAL RETREAT WEEKEND: Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 5 April The Carmelite Family Residential Retreats 2020 Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the two planned residential retreats for 2020 have been cancelled. Whether or not a similar...
Lectio Divina 23 April 2021
Scripture John 10:11-18 Jesus said: ‘I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, abandons the sheep and runs away as soon as he sees a wolf...
INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF OUR SOJOURNERS
Meditation 3 December
This is our 37th week of On-Line Meditation. Tonight’s Reflection… There are three important aspects to meditation…. We focus our attention so that we can let go of those distractions that keep popping up in our mind. Distractions are natural and we can never get rid...
Lectio Divina by Kathryn “a warm inclusive welcome greeted me…”
I came to Lectio Divina in 2017. I hadn’t intended to ‘start’ Lectio Divina but as a post graduate student at the Catholic Theological College, I was studying Meditation, and wanted to experience first-hand what it was all about. I first rang The Carmelite Centre...
Lectio Divina by Jamie “group of like-minded people”
Earlier this morning I participated in a session of Lectio Divina with friends from the Carmelite Centre in Middle Park. I’ve been participating in these weekly sessions for about two years, having started at a time on my journey when my own practice of Lectio had...
Lectio Divina by Wendy “an oasis for the weary spirit”
I go to Lectio whenever I can. You are always made to feel welcome. This year it is online but you still feel the connection. It is a tall, cool glass of water when I thirst; a meeting of like minded souls; friendship found in the desert; an oasis for the weary...
The Carmelite Family Residential Retreats, April & August 2020
2020 “Carmelite Family” RESIDENTIAL RETREAT WEEKEND: Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 5 April The Carmelite Family Residential Retreats 2020 Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the two planned residential retreats for 2020 have been cancelled. Whether or not a similar...
News Provincial Delegate Carmelite Family October 2019
From Damien Peile Spring is here and another cycle of seasonal change is upon us. The seasons offer us much as a metaphor for our own journeys in Carmel. Spring – a time for new beginnings! I recently attended a retreat-conference at the Carmelite Spirituality Centre...
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