Photo: Province of St. Titus Brandsma -- Philippines CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  INITIUM NOVITIATUS* 12-08-23  Teodorus Tonda  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Jilbertus F. Samo Langoarang  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Samuel Yulson Nitti  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Aloysius Sipa  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Gregorius Mahur  (Indo-Est) Flores, Indonesia 12-08-23  Emanuel Roberto Carlos Ngaku ...Continue Reading

Death of St. Albert of Jerusalem by Francisco Goya (Public Domain) Muerte de san Alberto de Jerusalén por Francisco Goya Morte di Sant'Alberto di Gerusalemme di Francisco Goya St. Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiver September 17 | Feast In 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. ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A Family Formed by Forgiveness II24th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Today’s Gospel follows directly from last Sunday’s reading about how to deal with differences and disputes.Peter has understood the point of last Sunday’s Gospel (forgiveness and pastoral care), but wants to know the limits – is forgiving someone seven times enough? Jesus’ reply indicates that there should be no limit to the number of times.Then he tells a parable about forgiveness and gratitude.Read more ...[*]Celebrating At ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 3 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 3 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 3 articoli qui sotto ++     +     + *New Foundation of Carmelite Nuns in Kenya*The Carmelite Monastery of Our Lady of Prot ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: A Family Formed by Forgiveness23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time*Chapter 18 of St Matthew’s Gospel is often referred to as the Sermon on the Church. It contains the teaching of Jesus about the life of the Christian community.Today’s reading details a procedure for dealing with differences and disputes. It follows the Parable of the Lost Sheep which is concerned with seeking out and bringing back the one who gets lost.In the same way, resolving disputes is not about being right and punishing an ...Continue Reading

XXI General Chapter of the Hermanas de la Virgen María del Monte Carmelo (H. Carm.) The Hermanas de la Virgen María del Monte Carmelo celebrated their XXI General Chapter from July 19 to August 13. The meetings were held in the congregation's House of Spirituality in Thales (Castellon). The theme of the Chapter was "Be a Transmitter of the Charism: From Our Vulnerability, in the Way of Sinodality". The final act of the General Chapter was the election of the new general government of the Congr ...Continue Reading

XXI General Chapter of the Hermanas de la Virgen María del Monte Carmelo (H. Carm.) The Hermanas de la Virgen María del Monte Carmelo celebrated their XXI General Chapter from July 19 to August 13. The meetings were held in the congregation's House of Spirituality in Thales (Castellon). The theme of the Chapter was "Be a Transmitter of the Charism: From Our Vulnerability, in the Way of Sinodality". The final act of the General Chapter was the election of the new general government of the Congr ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 01-09-23 Fr. Albert Brincat (Mel) 18-01-42 26-10-58 19-03-63 03-04-65 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Finding Real Life22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time*What a contrast there is between last Sunday’s Gospel, when Peter was proclaimed the ‘rock’ on which the church would be built, and this Sunday when Jesus rebukes him for being a different kind of rock - a ‘stumbling block’!When Jesus starts to talk about his suffering, death and resurrection, it’s more than Peter can cope with - “This must not happen to you.” This is exactly what Jesus was afraid of when he bound the disciples to silence abo ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 4 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 4 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 4 articoli qui sotto ++     +     + Indonesian 100th Anniversary Celebrations ContinueThe celebrations for the 100 years o ...Continue Reading