Celebrating at Home: Lifting the Burden; Lightening the Load14th Sunday in Ordinary Time*The Gospel today is a joyful, ecstatic outburst of feeling by Jesus.Matthew’s community must have been deeply troubled by the fact that the ‘learned and clever’ religious leaders of their day did not accept the message of Jesus. Surely they, of all people, should have been able to recognise the truth. But in this passage, Matthew explains that it is not from a position of knowledge or power that one recognises who J ...Continue Reading

VITAM COELO REDDIDERUNT 25-05-23 Sr. M Grazia di Maria Santissima Regina Pinna (RAV) 24-01-32 10-12-55 27-12-58 13-06-23 Fr. Thomas B. Butler (PCM) 17-02-26 15-08-44 28-09-47 06-06-50 19-06-23 Fr. Bernard Murphy (Hib) 25-03-44 08-09-68 08-12-72 08-07-73 www.ocarm.org http://www.facebook.com/ocarm.org https://twitter.com/ocarm_org ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: True Discipleship13th Sunday in Ordinary Time*Today’s Gospel is the final in this section of Matthew’s Gospel about the spread of the Kingdom and the role of the disciples.Matthew often uses events as a beginning point for Jesus’ sermons. The section we have been listening to began with the call of Matthew and was followed by the instructions given to the disciples before setting out on mission.Today’s Gospel passage highlights both the cost and rewards of true discip ...Continue Reading

  *June - Julio - Luglio 2023*ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina.     .     .ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - July 2023[*]Lectio Divina July 2023 [PDF] Download here[*]Lectio Divina July 2023 [ePub] Download here[*]Lectio Divina July 2023 [Mobi] Download here.     .     .ESPAÑOLLECTIO D ...Continue Reading

 The Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary (PCM) Celebrates Its Triennial Provincial ChapterThe Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary held its triennial provincial chapter June 20-23, 20233. The gathering was held in Darien, Illinois at the Carmelite Spiritual Center. It was an open chapter with members from Canada, the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and the Provincial Commissariat of Perú participating.Besides the reports by the prior general and the prior provincial, sessions were held o ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Be the Living Gospel12th Sunday in Ordinary Time*The second part of Jesus’ instruction to the disciples as they set out for their mission is the text of the Gospel today.The opening sentence sets the tone for the disciples’ mission: Do not be afraid - a phrase which is repeated twice more in this Gospel passage. Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [ePub].     .     &nbs ...Continue Reading

  Common Good, Common Home, Prophetic Advocacy in the Church and CarmelOn July 1, 2023, (2 pm Central Europe) the Carmelite JPIC Webinar will take place with the theme "Common Good, Common Home. Prophetic Advocacy in the Church and the Carmel."First theme on Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) in preparation for the 2024 JPIC Carmelite Family Congress.July 1, 2023 -- 2 pm (Central European Time)Read more ....+      +      + "Bie ...Continue Reading

  Ninth General Chapter of the Carmelite Sisters of Our Lady (Carm. O.L.)The Carmelite Sisters of Our Lady gathered for their Ninth General Chapter to discern the will of God for the Congregation for the next four years. The momentous celebration took place at St. Joseph Seminary College in Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines on April 11-19, 2023.The theme of the Chapter, “You are the Salt of the Earth and Light of the World” taken from Matthew 5:13-14 underscores the congregations unique calling to ...Continue Reading

 Neapolitan Province Chapter HeldDuring the Provincial Chapter of the Neapolitan Province, which is being held from June 12 to 16, 2023 in Bari at Oasi Francescana De Lilla - St. Francis of Assisi Spirituality House, the election of the New Provincial Council was held, which saw the reelection, as Prior Provincial, of Fr. Cosimo Pagliara.The Prior General, Míceál O'Neill, and the General Councilor for Europe, Richard Byrne participated.For the first time the election was held in the presence of a repr ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Growing Disciples11th Sunday in Ordinary Time*This week’s Gospel contains the first part of Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as they set out on their mission.Jesus urges the whole group of disciples to pray to ‘the Lord of the harvest’ for more labourers. Then, from the broader group of disciples, Jesus chooses twelve who Matthew names as ‘apostles’ or emissaries. Read more ...[*]Celebrating At Home - 11th Sunday In Ordinary Time [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - 11th Sunday In ...Continue Reading