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SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
England, Wales and Scotland
cpblamires
May 281 min read
Spiritual sharing
I have always felt deeply honoured when another person entrusts me with their private thoughts and spiritual experiences. This is a...
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cpblamires
May 271 min read
Discalced Carmelite Architecture
I have just ordered a Spanish book on 'Discalced Carmelite Architecture', which I came across in my researches into the legacy of St...
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cpblamires
May 241 min read
What to do with bruising experiences
I recently had a shock when I received a cold message from someone I thought I had been supportive towards. When this kind of thing...
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cpblamires
May 231 min read
Prayer expands the soul
I came across this quote from St Therese, Prayer expands my soul and unites me to Jesus. It was the first four words that caught my...
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cpblamires
May 221 min read
A full life
Today's Carmelite saint - Joaquina Vedruna de Mas (1783-1854) lived an extraordinarily packed life. In the first part of it, she managed...
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cpblamires
May 211 min read
Obedience?
I was with some Seculars in formation the other day and we were discussing the call to obedience to be found in our Constitutions. I...
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cpblamires
May 201 min read
The Pink Sisters
I can't resist writing a few lines about the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, who wear a most beautiful rose-coloured habit which has led...
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cpblamires
May 171 min read
Comments welcomed
It has come to our attention that the option for readers of this blog to send comments got disabled. That was not our intention,...
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cpblamires
May 161 min read
A unique British saint
Today is the feast of St Simon Stock - for ever associated with the scapular. He was English and I would love to associate him with the...
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cpblamires
May 151 min read
The Five Saints
Today is the feast of Isidore the Farmer (1070-1130), who has a very special connection with our St Teresa. He was a farm labourer and a...
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cpblamires
May 141 min read
Friends of the OCDS
There are many encouraging and inspirational sites on Facebook (along with the darker side). 'The Friends of the OCDS' is one such site...
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cpblamires
May 131 min read
Child saints
I love it that we have such wonderful child saints in the Church. Today in the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima we remember the three little...
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cpblamires
May 101 min read
More on the Ascension
Yesterday I blogged about how in younger days I used to envy the disciples and others who actually saw and heard Jesus in the flesh,...
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cpblamires
May 91 min read
The Ascended Lord
In younger days I would occasionally feel envious of the disciples and those around Jesus. They had the enormous privilege of seeing him...
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cpblamires
May 81 min read
A saint from Mount Etna
A good many years ago, I was on a holiday in Sicily, where of course one of the attractions was Mount Etna, which was particularly lively...
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cpblamires
May 71 min read
Spiritual sharing
A theme of some of my recent conversations with individuals in Carmel or interested in Carmel has been the importance of spiritual...
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cpblamires
May 61 min read
The French Revolution and Catholics
I have just completed an article for our magazine Mount Carmel on a remarkable classic book by Gertrud von le Fort, a German baroness who...
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cpblamires
May 31 min read
Remote followers
Belonging to wider communities has always been a problem for individuals living in remote or semi-remote locations. The Seculars...
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cpblamires
May 21 min read
Carmelite nuns
To my shame, I confess that I have only just discovered the website of the British Carmelite nuns - carmelitenuns.uk It is rather...
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cpblamires
May 11 min read
St Teresa and St Joseph
St Teresa cherished St Joseph and named him as patron of her first foundation in Avila. I found an article on the net devoted to the...
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