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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
cpblamires
Oct 19, 20231 min read
One of Teresa's mentors
Today was for many years the Feast of St Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562; nowadays 18 October), a Franciscan friar who was a huge support...
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cpblamires
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
Ten years ago when I went to the Holy Land on a Carmelite Renewal Course I discovered for the first time that there are a great variety...
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cpblamires
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Appeal from Jerusalem
Unfortunately this arrived rather too late because it concerns a special day today, but I post it anyway. The Assembly of Catholic...
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cpblamires
Oct 16, 20231 min read
The Holy Father speaks about St Therese
The Holy Father has published a new Apostolic Exhortation entitled 'C'est la confiance' - 'It is confidence' dedicated to St Therese. I...
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cpblamires
Oct 13, 20231 min read
News from Carmel at Haifa
News comes from the Carmelite Sisters at Haifa - which is on Mount Carmel. They tell us that the Northern part of Israel, where they...
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cpblamires
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Our Lady of the Pillar
It was not long ago that I came across the tradition of Our Lady of the Pillar, a Marian apparition celebrated on this day in the...
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cpblamires
Oct 11, 20231 min read
OCDS on FACEBOOK
I have recently come across a 'Friends of the OCDS' site on Facebook. Whatever you think of Facebook, it has some virtues! Also a...
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cpblamires
Oct 10, 20231 min read
CARMELITES IN ISRAEL
At this time of war in Israel, our thoughts go to our fellow Carmelites there. Ten years ago, I had the privilege of staying in the...
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cpblamires
Oct 9, 20231 min read
ST JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
I was privileged to be present both when Pope Benedict beatified John Henry in Birmingham and at the canonisation in Rome in 2019. In my...
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cpblamires
Oct 6, 20231 min read
Maryvale Institute course
I have today received a request from Maryvale Institute in Birmingham for applications for their Bachelor of Divinity Course. For...
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cpblamires
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Links to the wider world
We Seculars are kept in touch with the wider world of Carmel and the Church through regular updates both from our office in Rome and...
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cpblamires
Oct 4, 20231 min read
NEW TECHNOLOGY
One of the graces that has come out of the pandemic has been the spread of awareness of the new tools available to us for overcoming the...
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cpblamires
Oct 3, 20231 min read
GOING DEEPER WITH CARMEL
Last Saturday, 30 September, a new venture at the Rosmini Centre near Leicester. Twenty or Thirty ladies gathered for a Womens' Day...
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burtons9
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Trial post
This is a trial post. We hope to release a new blog page on this site shortly.
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