Carmelite Spirit https://carmelite.com/ enkindled by the living flame of love... Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:47:03 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 The Latest Global Carmelite News https://carmelite.com/the-latest-global-carmelite-news/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:00:13 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=2746 Check out the latest Carmelite news from across the globe. "OCD Communicationes" is a refreshing and interesting read for all (whether you're a Carmelite or not!).

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The Latest Global Carmelite News

Each month, the General Curia of the Teresian Carmel (in other words, the international headquarters of the Discalced Carmelites) publishes a newsletter called OCD Communicationes. The newsletter covers Carmelite news from around the world and is always a life-giving, engaging, and enjoyable read.

Check out the most recent edition of the newsletter below!

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]]> Latest Local Newsletter Reports on World Meeting of Secular Carmelites https://carmelite.com/latest-local-newsletter-reports-on-world-meeting-of-secular-carmelites/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:50:05 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=5089 The OCDS World Encounter was held in Avila from 23-26 July 2026. Almost 1000 people from all over the world participated, including members of the Carmelite family from Down Under. The latest newsletter of the Discalced Carmelites in the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region features news and images from this significant global meeting.

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Latest Local Newsletter Reports on World Meeting of Secular Carmelites

The OCDS World Encounter was held in Avila, Spain, from 23-26 July 2026. Almost one thousand people from all over the world participated, including Secular Carmelites from Varroville (Sydney), Melbourne, Samoa and Tonga, and our local OCDS delegate friar, Fr Gerard Moran.

The latest newsletter of the Discalced Carmelites in the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region features news and images from this significant global meeting.

Click here to read the latest local newsletter.

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]]> Brother Lawrence mindfulness quote https://carmelite.com/brother-lawrence-mindfulness-quote/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:06:25 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=3745 “We do not always have to be in church to be with God. We can make of our hearts a chapel where we can withdraw from time to time to converse with him there, gently, humbly, and lovingly.” – Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection –

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“We do not always have to be in church to be with God. We can make of our hearts a chapel where we can withdraw from time to time to converse with him there, gently, humbly, and lovingly.”

– Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection –

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]]> St Teresa Easter quote https://carmelite.com/st-teresa-easter-quote/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:32:44 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=4562 “Look to Him as risen. Just imagining how He rose from the tomb will bring you joy. The brilliance! The beauty! The majesty! How victorious! How joyful! And all of that, plus Himself, He desires for you!” – St Teresa of Avila –

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“Look to Him as risen. Just imagining how He rose from the tomb will bring you joy. The brilliance! The beauty! The majesty! How victorious! How joyful! And all of that, plus Himself, He desires for you!”

– St Teresa of Avila –

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]]> Iain Matthew Good Friday quote https://carmelite.com/iain-matthew-good-friday-quote/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:28:10 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=2939 “In his aloneness on the cross – ‘My God, why…?’ – the Son of God included in his relationship with his Father all our dryness, confusion, incapacity, before the divine mystery. He consecrated it, folded it into his return to the Father’s house. Those bewildered by a Father who is not just at their disposal […]

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“In his aloneness on the cross – ‘My God, why…?’ – the Son of God included in his relationship with his Father all our dryness, confusion, incapacity, before the divine mystery. He consecrated it, folded it into his return to the Father’s house. Those bewildered by a Father who is not just at their disposal are accompanied by the derelict Christ, reassuring and strengthening them.”

– Iain Matthew –

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]]> Lent with Ruth Burrows and Sister Wendy Beckett https://carmelite.com/lent-with-ruth-burrows-and-sister-wendy-beckett/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:52:44 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=5024 Ruth Burrows (Sister Rachel Gregory) and Sister Wendy Beckett were a Carmelite nun and hermit respectively who shared a deep spiritual friendship. This Lent, we're drawing their voices together to enrich our spiritual journey.

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Lent with Ruth Burrows and Sister Wendy Beckett

Ruth Burrows (Sister Rachel Gregory) and Sister Wendy Beckett were a Carmelite nun and hermit respectively who shared a deep spiritual friendship. This Lent, we’re drawing their voices together to enrich our spiritual journey.

Each Sunday of Lent (or maybe a little before!) we will upload here a simple reflection sheet containing relevant and life-giving passages to reflect upon and some questions to ponder over. You may like to print the sheet out, or download it to a device, and have it near you during your prayer times throughout the week.

Click here for Holy Week

Click here for the Fifth Week of Lent

Click here for the Fourth Week of Lent

Click here for the Third Week of Lent

Click here for the Second Week of Lent

Click here for the First Week of Lent

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]]> James McCaffrey quote https://carmelite.com/james-mccaffrey-quote/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:00:25 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=2880 “If Lent makes us think of an austere, judgmental or frightening God, we need to recall the God of the Psalms who ‘delights’ in us, the God proclaimed by the prophet Zephaniah: ‘he will rejoice over you with happy song, he will renew you by his love, he will dance with shouts of joy for […]

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“If Lent makes us think of an austere, judgmental or frightening God, we need to recall the God of the Psalms who ‘delights’ in us, the God proclaimed by the prophet Zephaniah: ‘he will rejoice over you with happy song, he will renew you by his love, he will dance with shouts of joy for you, as on a day of festival.’ This is encouraging indeed.”

– James McCaffrey, OCD –

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]]> Brother Lawrence quote https://carmelite.com/brother-lawrence-quote/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:35:16 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=5011 “God is the father of the afflicted, always ready to come to our aid. He loves us infinitely more than we think.” – Brother Lawrence –

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“God is the father of the afflicted, always ready to come to our aid. He loves us infinitely more than we think.”

– Brother Lawrence –

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]]> “Mount Carmel” Magazine Provides Free Online Edition and Archive https://carmelite.com/mount-carmel-magazine-provides-free-online-edition-and-archive/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 02:33:43 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=4972 “We’re excited to make this treasure-trove of past and future issues available free to whoever has a computer or phone,”

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“Mount Carmel” Magazine Provides Free Online Edition and Archive

Mount Carmel has become a digital open access publication. Established in 1953, the magazine has circulated for over 70 years as a print journal among a limited number of subscribers. For the first time, the new web portal (MountCarmelMagazine.com) provides free access to all content from recent and future editions of the magazine.

Thanks to a partnership with DigiCarmel (DigiCarmel.com), 275 back issues of the magazine will also become freely available to the public. DigiCarmel is an online platform and database for the Carmelite Order. It provides access to a vast global archive of publications, research, and historical documents, creating a shared resource for the study and preservation of Carmelite heritage.

“We’re excited to make this treasure-trove of past and future issues available free to whoever has a computer or phone,” said Fr Yamai Bature, OCD, editor of Mount Carmel. “Many people are looking for ways to immerse themselves in prayer and a more intimate relationship with God. The new website and archive will be of great benefit to them and allow us to bring Carmelite spirituality to many more people.”

This combined effort makes publicly available thousands of feature articles, book reviews, and poems, facilitating search and discoverability by a wider audience.

Mount Carmel reflects on the timeless wisdom of the great Carmelite saints, including Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Therese of Lisieux, Edith Stein, and Elizabeth of the Trinity. Articles are practical and accessible to readers striving for holiness in their everyday lives.

Writers include many well-known experts in Carmelite spirituality, such as Ruth Burrows OCD, Barbara Dent OCDS, Julienne McLean, Conrad de Meester OCD, John Hughes OCD, Kieran Kavanaugh OCD, Jennifer Moorcroft, Joanne Mosley, Susan Muto, and Peter Tyler.

To remind readers whenever a new free digital issue is published, e-mail updates are available by subscribing through the Mount Carmel website. For those preferring paper, print on demand issues of Mount Carmel magazine will continue to be available for purchase through The Great British Bookshop (www.TheGreatBritishBookshop.co.uk), which prints in the UK, Europe, Australia and the United States, making ordering the magazine convenient across more countries.

“This project has been a labor of love for all those involved,” said Fr Yamai. “Mount Carmel is published four times a year by an incredible team of volunteers, with representation from the Carmelite family (seculars, nuns, and friars), alongside laypeople inspired by Carmelite spirituality.”

To visit the new Mount Carmel magazine website and connect to DigiCarmel, go to MountCarmelMagazine.com.

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]]> Elizabeth of the Trinity quote https://carmelite.com/elizabeth-of-the-trinity-quote/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:00:42 +0000 https://carmelite.com/?p=2682 “Believe that He loves you, that He wants to help you in the struggles you have to undergo. Believe in His love, His exceeding love.” – St Elizabeth of the Trinity –

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“Believe that He loves you, that He wants to help you in the struggles you have to undergo. Believe in His love, His exceeding love.”

– St Elizabeth of the Trinity –

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