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Read More: July 16: Feast of Our Lady of Mount CarmelJuly 16 is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel! Below are many articles that feature Our Lady. Happy Feast Day!
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Read More: Journeying to Know Blessed Anne of St Bartholomew: A Carmelite Pilgrim’s Encounters in BelgiumAs Carmelites we are blessed to have so many saints in heaven that it is hard to know them all, and before I went to Belgium I have to admit I knew nothing about Blessed Anne of St Bartholomew. As the ship sailed off from Dover, my expectations for the week consisted of rest, sun,…
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Read More: “The Heart She Leaves in Us”: Personal Encounters with Blessed Anne of St. BartholomewBlessed Anne of St Bartholomew continues to touch lives in ways as varied as the people who turn to her. In the following testimonials — drawn from the shared reflections of the Carmel of Antwerp and friends devoted to her — her intercession and presence are experienced personally: in healing, in encounter, and in the…
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Read More: The Humble Servant of Nazareth: St. Joseph and the Theology of Hidden HolinessThis article was originally published in the Spring 1954 issue of Mount Carmel magazine under the title, “Saint Joseph”. At that time, Bl. Marie-Eugene was Fr. Marie-Eugene. Saint Joseph by Father Marie-Eugene, O.D.C. Translated by Fr Oswald J. Murphy. The question of rivalry for preeminence between St Joseph and St John the Baptist has so…
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Read More: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection: Discovering the Quiet Depth of Carmelite LifeThis article offers a fresh exploration of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, tracing his life, spirituality, and the renewed interest prompted by Pope Leo XIV’s recent remarks. Alongside an accessible introduction to his gentle wisdom, young adults share how reading The Practice of the Presence of God has shaped their prayer and helped them discover…
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Read More: Spiritual Direction in the Carmelite Tradition: What Shapes the Way Carmelites Accompany Others?A Shared Gaze Toward God C. S. Lewis said that lovers look at each other, but friends look in the same direction.[1] That kind of friendship is what the spiritual direction relationship is about. It is conversations that seek the same truth in one’s life. So it is not about agreement in answers, but it is…