Provincial Chapter of the Polish Province During the Provincial Chapter of the Polish Province held on 14-18 May 2012 were elected: Prior Provincial:  Fr. Tadeusz Popiela, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Dariusz Borek, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Stanislaw Wysocki, O.Carm. Third Councilor:  Fr. Bogdan Meger, O.Carm. Fourth Councilor:  Fr. Piotr Slominski, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capítulo Provincial de la Prov ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 06-05-12 P. Gerardo Colucci, (Brun) 04-02-32 05-11-48 04-02-53 17-03-56 08-05-12 P. José Gerardo Moreno Reina, (Baet) 28-11-23 15-10-43 02-02-47 03-07-49 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...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 7-9 May 2012 were elected: Commissary General:  Fr. Alfredo Di Cerbo, O.Carm. First Councilor:  Fr. Domenico Lombardo, O.Carm. Second Councilor:  Fr. Luciano Di Cerbo, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capítulo del Comisariado General de S. María "La Bruna&q ...Continue Reading

A Meeting of the General Theological Commission On the 4th of May, the General Theological Commission held its annual meeting at the Curia house in Rome. After the customary sharing of information about the work of the General Commissions, there was a discussion of a series of possible initiatives in relation to the upcoming centenaries, of St. Albert of Jerusalem in 2014 and St. Teresa of Jesus in 2015. In addition, there was a discussion on the state of preparation of the forthcoming Assembly on the Word of God in Ca ...Continue Reading

Assembly of the Federation "Stella Maris", Philippines The Assembly of the Federation "Stella Maris", Philippines, was held 19-21 April 2012. The following were elected: President:  Sr. M. Elena de la Eucaristia Tolentino, O.Carm., (Burgos) 1st Councilor:  Sr. Maria de los Angeles Perez, O.Carm., (Tanay) 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Teresa Margarita Medina, O.Carm., (Santa Ignacia) www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asamblea de la Fe ...Continue Reading

A Meeting of European Provincials A meeting was held in Sassone, Italy, from the 30th of April to the 2nd of May, that involved the Priors Provincial, the Commissary General, and the Delagates General of Europe. The meeting heard three inputs: Fr. Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J. spoke on the topic, “What hope is there for the faith in Europe?”; Günter Benker, O.Carm, on the topic of formation under the title, “I will lure her into the desert. Challenges for Carmelite Formation Today”, and the Prior General, Fr. Ferna ...Continue Reading

CAUSA NOSTRAE LETITIAE Aprilis 2012 Professio Solemnis 15-04-12 Norayma Coromoto Morales (VAL), Valencia 15-04-12 María Mercedes Medina Zárraga (VAL), Valencia 15-04-12 Manuela Medina (VAL), Valencia 15-04-12 Gloria María Aringo (VAL), Valencia 21-04-12 Edimar Fernando Moreira (GerS-Par), Florianópolis 21-04-12 Tiago Evaristo do Vale Santos (GerS-Par), Florianópolis 21-04-12 Wagner Alexandrino Nicola (GerS-Par), Florianópolis 29-04-12 Isaías Ramírez Acosta ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 11-04-12 P. Moisés Moreno Ramos, (Baet) 25-05-39 07-08-58 24-09-61 25-04-66 27-04-12 P. Manuel Sánchez León (Baet-Ven) 25-04-30 04-11-47 09-05-51 03-04-54 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Carmelite NGO Celebrates World Environment Day Encouraging Prayer and Reflection The Carmelite NGO invites people around the world to join with the Carmelite Family to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th with a day of prayer and reflection on rainforests as a resource for life. Materials for individuals or groups to use to celebrate the day can be obtained from the office of the Carmelite NGO or downloaded from the organization's website www.carmelitengo.org The booklet contains passages from Scripture, statem ...Continue Reading

“Bibliotheca Carmelitana Nova” Project On Monday 23 April the supervisory committee of the “Bibliotheca Carmelitana Nova” Project met in CISA in Rome to review progress in 2011 and to plan for the coming year. Present were Dr. Edeltraud Klueting, Fathers Giovanni Grosso (president of the Carmelite Institute), Ton van de Gulik (Carmelite Librarian), Kevin Alban (Bursar General) and the principal researcher, Dr. Coralie Zermatten. The purpose of the project initially is to create a database of all Carmelite authors in th ...Continue Reading