I first connected with this online gathering during one of the Covid lock-downs in 2020. I instantly found it to be a safe, nourishing and peaceful space to spend 30 to 40 minutes in once a week. I was delighted in 2023 to be offered an opportunity to facilitate...
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...
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...
I go to Lectio whenever I can. You are always made to feel welcome. Now 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 spirit....
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...
I first attended the Carmelite Centre at the invitation of a friend. She was presenting a talk on the poet Denise Levertov at a monthly ‘Spiritual Reading Group’ held in the Carmelite Library. I am from Perth and welcomed an opportunity to experience...
