The Carmelite tradition teaches that when we live in “contemplative” silence, we encounter our deepest self, which makes the heart grow. It is this waiting on God – Vacate Deo – in silence that we come to a deeper interior peace that enables us to be in greater...
In September 2024 almost 200 Carmelites gathered for a week in Sassone, Rome. The theme of the International Congress for Carmelite Laity was: “Lay Carmelites: Called to Set the World on Fire.” In this month’s Carmelite Conversation some of the...
A group of thirty six, including Friars, Lay Carmelites and representatives of ministries in Australia and Timor-Leste gathered in Melbourne April 22-26. Along with friars from all Carmelite communities, delegates from Lay Carmelite communities, Damien and Irene...
SEASON OF CREATION ~ September 1 to October 4. 2023 Let Justice and Peace Flow.The season started on 1 September with a the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian...
