Celebrating at Home: True Faith: Seeing the Sacred Everywhere14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeCommon to all the prophets is the conviction that the Word of the Lord must be spoken to the people ‘whether they listen or not’ - the prophet must remain faithful to his vocation even if it costs him his life.In the Gospels Jesus is presented as the prophet par excellence. In this Sunday’s Gospel we find Jesus in his home town, Nazareth, teaching in the synagogue - faithfully fulfilling his mission to proclaim the Good Ne ...Continue Reading

 June – Julio – Luglio  2024 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 2024[*]Lectio Divina July 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina July 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina July 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org------ocarm.org---- ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Being Healing and Life for Each Other13th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn the longer version of this Sunday’s gospel (Mk 5:21-43) Mark presents two stories of healing and restoration worked by Jesus for two women. One is a mature woman suffering from a haemorrhage for a long time, and the other is a young girl who has just died.Over the last few Sundays Mark has been showing us the reign of God’s grace (the Kingdom of God) at work in the person of Jesus. In the calming of the storm Mark has alre ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: Life in the Kingdom of God12th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn Mark’s Gospel the Kingdom is not something yet to come, it is a present reality. It is the presence and action (reign) of God among his people. That may not always been readily seen, but it is there none the less.Over the next few Sundays he begins to talk about the mystery of the Kingdom present in Jesus and what living in the Kingdom requires. None of Mark’s stories are about some awesome display of power. Mark’s stories make it clear that J ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: What is the Kingdom of God Like?11th Sunday of Ordinary TimeParables are meant to leave the hearers wondering. They are not straight-forward answers to questions. They are food for thought. By using parables Jesus is trying to engage his listeners at a deeper level. He wants his teaching to seize their hearts. He wants them to discover the truth of what he is saying for themselves. It is part of the business of conversion - coming to see with new eyes.In Mark’s Gospel the Kingdom is not somethi ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The New Family of Jesus10th Sunday of Ordinary TimeToday’s Gospel opens with the chaotic scene of a huge crowd gathered around the house where Jesus is. It’s such a busy scene that Jesus and the disciples have no time even to have a meal.This spectacle provokes both the relatives of Jesus and some scribes from Jerusalem into action. The relatives think Jesus is mad; the scribes think he is possessed.Intentionally or not, both the relatives and the scribes seem intent on closing down the mission of J ...Continue Reading

Celebrating at Home: The Real Presence of Jesus in UsCorpus Christi We are very used to talking about the Real Presence of Jesus being in the Blessed Sacrament. But the real presence of Christ is also in the community when it gathers in his name.The Eucharist is not only an object to be looked at, but an action to be done so that the living presence of Jesus continues to touch and heal.Read more ...  [*]Celebrating At Home - Body and Blood of Christ [PDF][*]Celebrating At Home - Body and Blood o ...Continue Reading

  May – Mayo – Maggio  2024ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ITALIANODownload English: ocarm.org/en/prayer/lectiodivina Descargar Español: ocarm.org/es/prayer/lectiodivina Scarica Italiano: ocarm.org/it/prayer/lectiodivina ENGLISHLECTIO DIVINA - June 2024[*]Lectio Divina June 2024 [Pdf][*]Lectio Divina June 2024 [ePub][*]Lectio Divina June 2024 [Mobi]  If you wish to receive updates on current news from the Carmelite Order, subscribe to CITOC News at ocarm.org------ocarm.org------ ...Continue Reading

 Celebrating at Home: God Enfleshed in UsMost Holy TrinityA quick look at the readings for today shows very clearly that the Feast of the Trinity is a celebration of God’s love for humankind. It 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 ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Sent to be God's Love in the WorldPentecostAt 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. It would be wrong to think that this gift happened only once, in one moment of history. In fact, the gifting of the Holy Spirit is a continuing event in the life of every believing person and, therefore, in every age of human histor ...Continue Reading