VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. 27-05-12 Sr. Matilde Latre Ferrer, (ZAR) 13-06-15 27-05-58 27-05-61 29-05-12 Sr. Joan van Frankenhuijsen, (BOX) 11-11-25 24-05-52 24-05-55 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Culture and Spirituality in Dialogue On Thursday the 17th of May the final evening in a series of evenings under the title, The Beauty of Carmel ... paintings, music and poetry”, took place at St. Albert’s International Centre (CISA) in Rome. The first evening was led by Fr. Emanuele Boaga, O.Carm., on the topic,”Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Iconography”. The second was led by Federico Truffi, of the London University, who presented the musical compositions of Bartolino da Padova, a Carmelite composer of the 14th century ...Continue Reading

The Preparatory Commission of the General Chapter The members of the Preparatory Commission the General Chapter 2013, Ben Wolbers (Neer), Desiderio Garcia Martinez (Arag) Simplisio Manyika (Hib-Zimb), Carl Markelz (PCM), Francisco de Sales Alencar (Pern) and Artemio Jusayan (Phil) met at the General Curia from the 21st to the 25th of May, 2012. They chose Francis de Sales Alencar (Pern) as Chairman of the Commission and Desiderio Garcia Martinez (Arag) as Secretary. The Chapter will be held in Sassone (Rome) from the 2 ...Continue Reading

The Activities of the Prior General On the 19th of April, 2012, in the company of Fr. Josef Jancar, the Procurator General, the Prior General, Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., presided at the engagement of 8 missionary workers (DDMF) in Le Fins (France), in the birth-place of Fr. Marcel Roussel-Galle, the founder of the Donum Dei Missionary Family. While there, the Prior General had a meeting with the bishop of Besancon, André Lacrampe, who is very helpful to the members of Donum Dei in their formation w ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Caudete, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Caudete, Spain, was held 21 May 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Estela Santos Torres, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. Elena Ballester, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Josefina Marco, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. Josefina Marco, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. Elena Ballester, O.Carm. Sacristan:  Sr. Cristina Conejero, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org -------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Aracena, Spain The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Aracena, Spain, was held 21 May 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Remedios Alvarez Soriano, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:   Sr. M. Mercedes García Ontiveros, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. Beatriz Prados Toledano, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:   Sr. M. Dolores Domínguez Pérez, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:   Sr. M. Sampedro Corchero Sánchez, O.Carm. ...Continue Reading

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