Community Retreat at the General Curia On Sunday 13th December 2015 the members of the General Curia community gathered together for their Advent retreat. The Prioress of the monastery of Ravenna, Italy, Sr. Anastasia di Gerusalemme, O.Carm.,, led the community meditation. Her reflection on the theme “Per manum Prioris. Signs of mercy in the Rule of Carmel” was profound and enriching, enabling the members of the Curia community to enter into the spirit of the Jubilee of Mercy and deepen their preparation for Christmas. ...Continue Reading

A New Format for “Carmel in the World” The Carmelite review, “Carmel in the World” which marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2011, has just put out its most recent issue using a new format. The Editor of the review, Patrick J. Breen, O.Carm., and the new editorial board, in collaboration with Edizioni Carmelitane in Rome, decided to modernise the image of the review to make it new and more attractive. As well as that, the recent issue shows some changes in the presentation and the orientation of the articles. The hope i ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 20-11-15 P. Jordan Rooney, (PCM) 07-11-27 15-08-48 15-08-51 29-05-54 28-11-15 P. Viktor Harke, (Ger) 03-01-33 08-09-58 08-09-61 10-03-63 28-11-15 P. Eliseo Contardi, (Brun) 12-04-31 01-11-50 01-11-53 12-08-56 28-11-15 P. Toon Mol, (Neer) 19-06-27 08-09-51 08-09-54 14-07-57 29-11-15 P. Brian Kiernan, (Hib) 24-09-30 16-11-51 30-10-55 12-07-59 30-11-15 P. Carlo Vagnetti, (Ita) 12-04-20 03-10- ...Continue Reading

A Meeting for New Priors Provincial, Commissaries General, and Delegates General. From the 1st to the 4th of December, 2015 the first meeting for new Priors Provincial, Commissaries General, and Delegates General, organised by the General Council, took place at CISA in Rome. Along with all the members of the General Council, fifteen friars, from all parts of the world, recently elected to their office, took part. Following the greeting and introduction by the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, the forme ...Continue Reading

The 86th Assembly of the USG in Rome The 86th Assembly of the USG (Union of Superior Generals) took place November 25 to 27, 2015, at the “Salesianum” in Rome. The theme for this meeting was “To embrace the future with hope. The consecrated persons on a journey with the people of God.” The participants studied a number of themes related to the recent Synod on the Family and they also heard various “voices from the Synod” from some of those who took part in the Synod. The superior generals reflected deeply on the theme ...Continue Reading

The 450th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi In different places, activities are beginning to appear to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the birth in Florence of St. Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi. In the conference room of the Carmelite parish in Ayala, Madrid, on the 12th and 13th of November, the 6th Seminar of “Textos para un Milenio” (Texts for a Millennium) was held, focusing this year on the life and doctrine of this Carmelite saint. The Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., ope ...Continue Reading

Second meeting of the General Commission for the revision of the Constitutions The second meeting of the General Commission for the revision of the Constitutions took place recently at the Centro Internazionale San Alberto in Rome, from Monday 16th to Wednesday 18th November 2015. The meeting was organised by the member of the General Council with responsibility of the Commission, Fr. Michael Farrugia (Procurator General). He was joined by the other members of the Commission: Fr. Christian Körner (Vice Prior Gene ...Continue Reading

Young Carmelite Friars' Ongoing Formation Course In Indonesia From November 16 to 21, 2015, 38 young Carmelites from the Asia-Australia-Oceania geographical area who are in their 1st to 5th year in ministry gathered in Malang, Indonesia, in order to know each other, to share their experiences on ministry among themselves and extract the lessons from them, and to dream for the Order as they continue their journey being the future leaders of the region and of the Order. The gathering was guided by the theme: Nurturing Ca ...Continue Reading

Chapter of the General Commissariat of S. Maria "La Bruna" During the Chapter of the General Commissariat of S. Maria "La Bruna", Italy, held on 23-25 November 2015 were elected: Commissary General:  Fr. Luciano Di Cerbo, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Alfredo Di Cerbo, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Domenico Lombardo, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capítulo del Comisariado G ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Ravenna, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Ravenna, Italy, was held 21 November 2015. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Anastasia Cucca, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Elisabetta Mambelli, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Barbara Stella, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Paola Teresa Laudicina, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. Hilda Maria Duran, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Elisabetta Mambelli, O ...Continue Reading