Celebrating at Home: The Real Presence of Jesus in UsMost Holy Body and Blood of ChristToday’s feast celebrates the enduring sign of Christ’s presence with us in the Bread and Wine of the Eucharist. It also celebrates Christ’s presence with us in the community of the Church. The word ‘communion’ means to share in common. In Holy Communion what we share in common with God and each other is Jesus Christ present in the Bread and the Wine. Another meaning of ‘communion’ is to be of one mind and heart. It is the Ho ...Continue Reading

Profession in Poland (Photo courtesy of the Polish Province) Professione in Polonia /(Foto per gentile concessione della Provincia polacca)/ Profesión en Polonia /(Foto cortesía de la Provincia de Polonia)/ CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAEPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*28-04-25  Alphonse, Rony  (STSA) Kerala, India 28-04-25  James, Kumar  (STSA) Kerala, India 28-04-25  Joseph, Praveen  (STSA) Kerala, IndiaPROFESSIO SOLEMNIS*28-04-25  Cheeramban Thomas, Matthew  (STSA) Ke ...Continue Reading

 Province of Germany Holds Triennial Chapter June 9-13, 2025The fourth provincial chapter of the German Province was held from June 9–13, 2025, in the Carmelite Retreat Center at Springiersbach (Germany).In his opening address, the prior general, Míċeál O’Neill, O. Carm., expressed his wish that the chapter would be “a meeting of minds and hearts that see more clearly who we are, what we have received from God and what is our calling in this country and in Africa today.”The theme chosen for the chapte ...Continue Reading

 Elective Chapter Held in the Monastery of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Machakos, Kenya on June 10, 2025On June 10, 2025, the Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Machakos, Kenya held their elective chapter.The monastery was founded in 1999 by sisters from the Carmelite monasteries in Utrera, Spain and Santo Domingo. It was the first Carmelite monastery in Kenya. Two other enclosed monasteries now exist in the country: Juja Farm and Kitui.The following nuns were elected to leadership:+&nb ...Continue Reading

 St. Elisha, prophetJune 14 | MemorialElisha, the Disciple Par ExcellenceElisha is not Elijah's only disciple. According to a Jewish tradition found in the Vitae prophetarum, in Jerome's introduction to his Commentary on the Book of Jonah, and in some other patristic writings, Jonah was the son of the widow of Zarephath, brought back to life by the prophet and became Elijah's disciple: “Jonah, after his death, was resurrected by the prophet Elijah: he followed him, suffered with him, and, because of his obedience t ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: God Enfleshed in UsTrinity SundayThe Feast of the Trinity is a day for reflecting on who God is, not for trying to figure out how there can be three persons in one God. The Church’s focus today is on experience, not theology.In intellectual terms, God remains a mystery. For people of faith, God is known not by the mind, but by the heart. That is what spirituality and mysticism are about - exploring our experience of God.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - Trinity Sunday [PDF] (3.0 ...Continue Reading

 Bl. Hilary Januszewski, priest and martyrJune 12 | Optional Memorial*He Gave His Life So That Others Might Live* (from his canonization process)Pawel Januszewski was born in Krajenki, Poland, on June 11, 1907. At the age of twenty, he felt called to Carmel and entered the monastery in Krakow, taking the religious name Ilario. He was sent to Rome, to Collegio Sant'Alberto (now CISA), for theological studies, where he took his solemn vows and was ordained a priest in 1934. The following year, after obtaining a degre ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Let God's Love Be SeenPentecost SundayAt Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first group of Christian believers - the disciples. This gift of the Holy Spirit is the culmination of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The gifting of the Holy Spirit is a continuing event in the life of every believing person and, therefore, in every age of human history. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God with us - the enduring way in which Jesus remains present in the Church and in the ...Continue Reading

  Photo courtesy of Society of the Little Flower -- USA*Normandy Celebrates 100 Years of the Sainthood for Its Most Famous Citizen*The Catholic Church and the town of Lisieux celebrated the 100th anniversary of the canonization of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face with three days of solemn celebration on May 16-18, 2025. The celebrations this year involved the entire city. Activities were planned to appeal to everyone, regardless of their age, level of faith or religious pr ...Continue Reading

Prior General's Schedule for June 2025Fr. Míċeál O'Neill, the prior general, has the following schedule planned for the month of June 2025:June 2 – 6: General Council plenary session.June 2: Jubilee pilgrimage and celebration OCARM and OCD together.June 6: Celebration of the closing of the bicentennial year of the birth of Madre Teresa Scrilli, Montevarchi, Arezzo.June 9-13: Provincial Chapter in the Province of GermanyJune 27 - 30: Convocation of Lay Carmelites in Washington, DC, via zoom. + &nb ...Continue Reading