The Paraguay postal service will offer a special issue series of stamps to celebrate the beatification of Sr. Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, better known as "Chiquitunga", who will be beatified 23 June in Asunción, Paraguay. The sheet of stamps features a photo of Chiquitunga; her signature; it is framed by jasmine flowers, which were María Felicia's favorites; and besides the logo...
Fr Johannes Gorantla, the Third Definitor of the Discalced Carmelite Order, who hails from India, carried out recently a fraternal visit to the Manjummel province where he was able to visit 17 of the 37 communities that the province has in India (as well as 11 in other countries). At present, the province has 269 members. Recently, the growth in numbers of the friars enabled the creation of various...
Beginning in the 13th century, popes began pointing out specific saints who were exemplary teachers in various theological or spiritual topics. These holy men and women were given the official title of “Doctor,” which stems from the Latin root word docere, meaning “to teach.” The list is relatively small compared to the number of saints in the Church. Only 36 saints have been declared “Doctor,”...
Why do Discalced Carmelites exist? Why did a Spanish woman, inspired by God, decide to go for all the pain and complications of founding a new style of religious life that today is known as the Discalced Carmelites or more fittingly “It-Tereżjani”? WHY?
She herself describes her inner travails in her book "The Way of Perfection". (Italics are mine)
“At the start, when I began to found...
Recently there was a discussion on the web whether Saint John Pal II was affiliated to the Discalced Carmelites.
On March 25th, 2001, he wrote in a message to the Carmelite family, "I too have worn the Scapular of Carmel over my heart for a long time! Out of my love for our common heavenly Mother, whose protection I constantly experience..."
When this question concerning the pope's affiliation...
During the months of January and February, our first Definitor, Father Agustí Borrell, from Spain carried out a pastoral visit to the Province of Central Italy. Created in 2014 by the union of the old Roman and Tuscan provinces, it has at the moment 50 solemnly professed members spread in 11 communities. The medium age is 76 years. They have five students in formation, two of which come from Albania.
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It is called the Definitory General and it is the top brass operating council of our Order. It is made up of eight Fathers, chosen by the members of the Order and they reside in Rome but they travel all over the world to sustain and encourage the Fathers and Sisters. Every three months they gather together to discuss the issues of our Order.
Their last meeting was between the 5th to the 14th of March....
Recently, between the 29th of January and the 2nd of February, a meeting of Discalced Carmelite formators took place at the Teresianum in Rome. Its central topic was: “The world of the youth of today”.
Our provincial, Father Juan Debono, was one of the main organizers of this meeting. This topic was developed by means of three conferences, after each of which the assembly worked in groups.
Giving...
Fil-Gazzetta ‘KULĦADD’ għadu kif deher artiklu fuq patri tereżjan li hu ta’ interess kbir
AWTUR : EMAN BONNICI
JANNAR 7, 2018
Minkejja li ilu mejjet ’il fuq minn 100 sena, il-marka żelanti u umanitarja li ħalla warajh P. Gerardo Beccaro ta’ San Ġużepp, għadha tinħass sew fl-Italja, pajjiżu, kif ukoll f’artijiet imbiegħda fejn ħadem bħala missjunarju.
Imwieled ġewwa...
NICARAGUA
We Carmelites prefer to live a hidden life. We leave the racket of being in the limelight to others! As Saint Paul said to the Colossians, For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. But sometimes, the silence of our hidden life gushes forth….
In Nicaragua, South America, Monsignor Silvio Báez, a discalced Carmelite, was awarded the Nicaraguan Man of the Year by the “La...
