From the General Chapter | September 9-26, 2025Day Off on Sunday Becomes a Celebration of Culture. Monday is Back to Work Completing Reports to the General Chapter    Sunday was officially a day off, but the members of the Indonesian Province offered a tour of sites around the city and a show by the Carmelite students and representatives of the school. Included in the tour was the Cathedral of Malang. The diocese has had only Carmelite bishops since its establishment as a Apostolic Prefecture in 1927. The ...Continue Reading

 St. Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiverSeptember 17 | FeastIn 1205, Albert was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem and a little later nominated Papal Legate for the ecclesiastical province of Jerusalem. He arrived in Palestine early in 1206 and lived in Acre because, at that time, Jerusalem was occupied by the Saracens. At some point between 1206 and 1214, Albert was approached by the hermits gathered on Mount Carmel, "near the font of Elijah," and asked to set down their way of life in the form o ...Continue Reading

From the General Chapter | September 9-26, 2025Reports from International Commissions and Curia Offices Become the Focus of the General Chapter The General Chapter turned its attention to the work of the offices in the General Curia and the International Commissions on Friday and Saturday. This includes reports from the Bursar General, the Procurator General, the International Commission for Safeguarding, the International Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation Commission, the International Commission for Lit ...Continue Reading

*Tragic Automobile Accident in Tanzania. Four Carmelite Sisters of Santa Marinella Killed* Four sisters from the Congregation of Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus /(Congregazione Suore Carmelitane Missionarie di S. Teresa del Bambino Gesù)/ and their driver were tragically killed in an automobile accident in Tanzania. A fifth sister remains in very serious condition in the hospital. The deceased are Sr. Lilian Gladson Kapongo, general superior of the Congregation; Sr. ...Continue Reading

From the General Chapter | September 9-26, 2025General Chapter Continues with Reports from General Councilors on the Four Geographical Areas of the OrderThere is a strong fraternal part of a General Chapter during the daily celebration of Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours as well as during meals and casual gatherings following the evening meal. However, much time during a Chapter is spent in the Chapter Hall updating the members about the situations in each area of the Order, outlining the activities that have taken pla ...Continue Reading

 CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*15-08-25  Jhon Horas Gregorius Rumapea  (Indo) Malang, Indonesia15-08-25  Rustam Hary Sihotang  (Indo) Malang, Indonesia15-08-25  Agustinus Herjuno Handhika Pradinta  (Indo) Malang, Indonesia 30-08-25  Renaud de San Tito Brandsma Ouedraogo (Baet-BF) Jerez de la Frontera,                España 31-08-25  Jesús Manuel Rodríguez Utrera (CAT) Barcelona, Españ ...Continue Reading

 Third General Chapter of the Congregation of Saint Elias Held August 5-11, 2025The Congregation of Saint Elias held their Third General Chapter in Cikanyre, Indonesia, on August 5-11, 2025 The Carmelites of Saint Elias, a congregation of the contemplative life, were founded on July 20, 1986, by Fr. Johannes Indrakusuma, O. Carm. The group has diocesan approval. Its members dedicate themselves especially to preaching "spiritual exercises" and the guidance of peoples' spiritual lives. The congreg ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: Not to Condemn, But to SaveExaltation of the Holy CrossIt is rare for us to celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on a Sunday. This feast commemorates the dedication, in 335, of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built on the site of the Crucifixion by the Emperor Constantine.The cross is a symbol full of contradictions: an instrument of cruelty and torture, and yet the means of saving love; an instrument of shame and death, yet the way of restoring true dignity and life; an ...Continue Reading

  General Chapter of the Institute of Our Lady of Carmel (INSC) Held in Rome on July 21 through August 10  From July 21 to August 10, the General Chapter of the Institute of Our Lady of Carmel (INSC) was held at the mother house in Via dei Baglioni. In a fraternal atmosphere, important issues such as dissemination and internationality were addressed. Some new articles were added to the Constitutions regarding the possibility of having provinces within the Institute. The election of new leadership was ...Continue Reading

From the General Chapter | September 9-26, 2025Carmelite General Officially Opens in Malang with Cultural Celebration and MassThe members of the Carmelite General Chapter gathered at the front entrance to the Harris Hotel in Malang, Indonesia to be officially welcomed to Indonesia and the Chapter. The prior provincial, Franciscus Xavier Hariawan Adji and members of his council offered words of welcome.In the afternoon of Day 1, the prior general, Míċeál O’Neill gave his report to the Chapter. This report o ...Continue Reading