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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.

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!).

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.

“We’re excited to make this treasure-trove of past and future issues available free to whoever has a computer or phone,”

In August 2025, the General of the Discalced Carmelite Order, Fr Miguel Márquez Calle, visited the Australian, New Zealand and Oceanian communities of the Discalced Carmelites. This latest local newsletter celebrates and reports on this momentous visit!

Published to honour the feast day of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne, the latest newsletter of the Carmelites in the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region explores their story and its ongoing impact. Plus, there’s news from the region and beyond.

The latest newsletter of the Carmelites in the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region remembers with love Sr Katherine of the Ormiston Carmelite Monastery (Brisbane).

2025 marks the centenary of the canonisation of St Thérèse of Lisieux. Celebrate by attending the Holiness for All exhibition!

News, spiritual nourishment, and information about upcoming events abound in the latest newsletter of the Carmelites in the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region.

Are you in Melbourne? Celebrate the upcoming centenary of the canonisation of St Thérèse of Lisieux by attending the Holiness for All exhibition!

The latest newsletter of the Carmelites in the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region is so full of news that everyone is sure to find something to engage and inspire them!

Nourish your soul with these three short talks by Bishop Greg Homeming on St Thérèse of Lisieux. He explores how God meets us in our brokenness and powerlessness, and how we can respond when God seems to have abandoned us.

Sister Marie Chrissie of the Trinity recently made her Solemn Profession in Perth. Read all about the wonderful occasion here!

Newsletter No. 10 of the Carmelites in the Australasia and Oceania region, released to coincide with the feast of All Carmelite Saints, is here!

Pope Francis has just released a document about St Therese of Lisieux – and, chances are, it’s just what your heart needs to hear.

Want to keep up with the Carmelite nuns, friars and seculars Down Under? This latest edition of the newsletter of the Carmelites in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania is just what you need!

Join Carmelite Bishop Greg Homeming as he leads us in discovering how St Teresa of Avila helps us understand ourselves and shows us how to pray.

Read all about the ordination to the priesthood of Carmelite friar Adalbert Imperial by fellow Carmelite, Bishop Greg Homeming. It was a most joyous occasion for the Discalced Carmelite family of the Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania region!

It’s here – the latest newsletter of the Discalced Carmelites of the Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania region! Enjoy the latest news from our communities of nuns, seculars, and friars, and feast upon lots of other spiritual nourishment.

A special edition of the local Carmelite newsletter to celebrate the canonisation of St Titus Brandsma and to explore the gift he is to the Church and the world.

The latest newsletter of the Discalced Carmelites of the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region is here! Enjoy the latest news from our communities of nuns, seculars, and friars, and be nourished by much other rich content.

On 7th May 2022, Brother Adalbert of the Beloved made his Solemn Profession as a Discalced Carmelite friar. The following day, Lismore Bishop Greg Homeming OCD ordained him to the diaconate. Read about Brother Adalbert’s journey here!

We have gathered together some resources to help turn our powerlessness and heartbreak over Ukraine into prayer.

The latest edition of the local Carmelite newsletter offers news of the Carmelite family throughout the region and beyond, while also featuring the life and spiritual insights of Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus. 

Our Carmelite nuns in Tonga express gratitude to the many people who have been providing support and praying for them and their country after the volcanic eruption and tsunami – and request ongoing prayers.

The latest edition of the local Carmelite newsletter is out now – just in time to celebrate the cherished Carmelite, St Therese of Lisieux!

Want to know what the nuns, friars, and lay Carmelites of the Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania region have been up to? The latest regional newsletter is out now!

St Teresa of Avila is a life-giving well that never runs dry. In a recent address, Pope Francis drew up fresh and soul-quenching waters from this abundant source.

The Australian Carmelite and iconographer Mary Clancy was commissioned to create an icon that speaks to the people of the central west of New South Wales – and beyond! Here is her story.

The latest edition of the local Carmelite newsletter has been launched – just in time to celebrate the great feast of St Joseph!

The Carmelite Newsletter is an exciting development in the Discalced Carmelite world of the Australia-Oceania region.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of St Teresa of Avila being declared a Doctor of the Church – the first woman to be given this title – we allow her to share with us the secrets of prayer. It turns out that prayer is more within our grasp than we perhaps anticipated!