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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
cpblamires
Jun 242 min read
Going to meet Our Lady
On Saturday we had our annual Carmelite pilgrimage to England's national shrine at Walsingham in Norfolk. Fr Matt talked to us at the...
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cpblamires
Jun 211 min read
Dorothy Day and Carmel
A famous figure in America, the Catholic social activist and writer Dorothy Day (1897-1980) is perhaps not so well known in the UK. One...
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cpblamires
Jun 201 min read
A reader recommends ....
I have received this recommendation from an OCDS member: “The Prayers of St Teresa of Avila” Compiled by Thomas Alvarez OCD Pub: New City...
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cpblamires
Jun 191 min read
A Little-known Carmelite site
A fellow Secular recently sent me this account of an unusual pilgrimage to the historic Carmelite site of Hulne Priory near Alnwick in...
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cpblamires
Jun 185 min read
A new convert for Carmel
This is a much longer blog than usual but I make no apology for it because it is a lovely conversion story I have just found on the net,...
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cpblamires
Jun 171 min read
An inspirational conversation
A fellow Secular points me in the direction of a video conversation between Fr Liam Finnerty OCD and Joanne Mosley on the subject of St...
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cpblamires
Jun 141 min read
QUICK PS TO TODAY'S EARLIER BLOG
I forgot to mention that those who aren't able to come on the Walsingham Pilgrimage can follow the Pilgrim mass at noon on the website...
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cpblamires
Jun 141 min read
Carmelites in Walsingham 2024
June is the month for the annual Carmelite Pilgrimage to Walsingham. This will be taking place on Saturday 22nd - Saturday week. As we...
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cpblamires
Jun 131 min read
News from Cardiff
Talks are afoot with the aim of establishing a new group in Cardiff. If you are from that area or if you know of someone from that area...
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cpblamires
Jun 121 min read
Oblates and others
On Saturday I attended an unusual ceremony. A friend of mine is a Lay Dominican and he had been studying for six years for a BA through...
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cpblamires
Jun 111 min read
Our new leaflet
We have produced a new leaflet to advertise the Secular Carmelites and explain what we do. It makes use of the famous picture by the...
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cpblamires
Jun 101 min read
Human formation
When new individuals begin to attend meetings of Secular groups or communities, they first attend that particular group or community for...
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cpblamires
Jun 71 min read
The six-inch drop
I had been a Catholic for many years before I heard about 'the six-inch drop' - the short drop from head to heart, in other words the...
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cpblamires
Jun 61 min read
The power of Teresa's gaze
I keep discovering ever more historical figures who have loved our St Teresa. The other day a Finnish friend told me about Anastasie...
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cpblamires
Jun 51 min read
Honour in your own country
Today's feast of St Boniface (c675-754) is a reminder that prophets are sometimes less honoured in their own country than elsewhere. It...
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cpblamires
Jun 41 min read
New ventures
I am talking to someone in Cardiff about the possibility of starting a new Seculars group there. If anyone knows of potential members of...
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cpblamires
Jun 31 min read
The harvest is rich
Lovely meeting with a recently-formed Seculars group on Saturday - such wonderful enthusiasm and readiness to commit. When a new group...
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cpblamires
May 311 min read
Carmel and the Visitation
Pondering what to write on this special feast day, I googled 'visitation carmel' in search of inspiration. I was fascinated by the...
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cpblamires
May 301 min read
Saint Therese and St Joan
Books on Therese continue to flood the market, but among them a title recently caught my eye - Praise for a Warrior. No point looking it...
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May 291 min read
Blessed Elia
One of the delights of the Calendar of Carmelite saints is to discover those of them who are less well-known. Today is the Feast of...
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