Electoral Chapter of the Carmelite Hermits of Monteluro, Italy The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Hermits of Monteluro, Italy, was held 30 March 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. Teresa M. Lonardoni, O.Carm. Director of Novices:  Sr. M. Morena Ciullo, O.Carm. Treasurer:  Sr. Maria Faroldi, O.Carm. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capítulo Electivo de las Ermitañas Carmelitas de Monteluro, Italia Se celebró ...Continue Reading

Carmelite Website offers daily Lectio Divina in eBook format for IPad, IPhone and Kindle. The Website of the Order now offers daily Lectio Divina in ebook fortmat so readers can download to their mobile and tablet devices and read them offline. Lectio Divina ebook will be available in 2 formats: in iBooks format (for IPad and IPhone) and in kindle format (for all Kindle devices and other tablets that have the Kindle Application). The Daily Lectio Divina eBook is published monthly.  eBook for the month of April 20 ...Continue Reading

Reflection cards on the final message of the 2011 General Congregation. The participants at the 2011 General Congregation wrote a final message that was sent out via CITOC Online (104/2011). The document highlights the points that emerged at that meeting. The General Council is anxious not to lose  the opportunity of reflecting on the message of the General Congregation, and indeed would like to see it  continue on different levels (individual, community, provincial), in view also of the forthcoming General ...Continue Reading

Appointments of the Prior General with his Council During the last Plenary Session of the General Council the Prior General with his Council has appointed: General Delegation of France (with effect from 1st April 2012) General Delegate: Fr. Klaus Schenkelberger, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Fr. Terence Cyr, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor: Fr. Yves Beaupère de Sainte Marie, O.Carm. General Delegation of the Czech Republic (with effect from 1st July 2012) General Delegate:  Fr. Gorazd Cetkovský, O.Carm. 1s ...Continue Reading

Electoral Chapter of the Monastery of Camaná, Peru The Elective Chapter of the Carmelite Monastery of Camaná, Peru, was held 14 March 2012. The following were elected: Prioress:  Sr. M. Eucaristía Solsona Granel, O.Carm. 1st Councilor:  Sr. M. Pilar Ruiz Martinez, O.Carm. 2nd Councilor:  Sr. M. Máxima Ranilla Huamaní, O.Carm. 3rd Councilor:  Sr. M. Gabriela de Jesús Ramos Mamani, O.Carm. 4th Couniclor:  Sr. M. Hilda Condori Marca, O.Carm. Director ...Continue Reading

Culture and Spirituality in dialogue The Institutum Carmelitanum and the community of St. Albert’s International Centre (CISA) have organised a series of events under the title, "Bellezza del Carmelo... tra pittura, musica e poesia", (The Beauty of Carmel, picture, music and poetry), that will be held at CISA on the 3rd Thursday of each of the three coming months, from 7.00 p.m to 8.30 p.m. The purpose of these events is to help people to get to know figures and themes from the Carmelite tradition that are im ...Continue Reading

200th session of Lectio Divina in the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina in Rome. With the session that took place on the 9th of March last, Lectio Divina in the Church of Santa Maria in Transpontina reached its 200th edition. Under the guidance of Fr. Bruno Secondin, with the help of a group of collaborators, these sessions of prayerful reading of the Word of God began in the season of Advent in 1996. They have continued ever since with around fourteen sessions every year. Over the years, to guide the different sess ...Continue Reading

The Bi-annual meeting of the General Councils, O.Carm. and O.C.D. On the 8th of March last, the bi-annual meeting of our General Council and our Discalsed counterparts took place at our Curia in Rome. Opening the meeting the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm. prayed for Fr. John Malley, O.Carm., who died recently. He also prayed for Fr. Camilo Maccise, O.C.D. who is very ill in Mexico. These two men were the ones who initiated these meetings that have been held regularly for over twenty years. ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT Ortus P. Temp. P. Soll. Ord. 04-03-12 P. Desmond Flanagan (Hib) 19-04-29 28-09-47 28-09-50 05-07-53 07-03-12 P. Agustinus Seda (Indo) 30-06-66 20-07-96 12-08-01 22-08-03 R.I.P. www.ocarm.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Domus Carmelitana Advisory Commission For the sake of convenience and economy, the Domus Carmelitana Advisory Commission always meets at the same time as the General Finance Commission: four members of the latter also advise on the Domus. Other members of the Domus Commission are John Lanahan (hotel finance consultant) and Janet Keeffe (tour operator). The Commission met on 2 March in the Domus to examine recent progress in the building works and to review the 2011 results. The area for customers outside the Domus is n ...Continue Reading