The social media speak very little about it but the situation of the Republic of Central Africa is tragic. Central Africa includes, among others, Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Congo and Equatorial Guinea. Eighty percent of the land is occupied by rebel groups and the State has not managed to curb them and has been unable to reestablish its authority in much of the country.
Furthermore, according to the statistics...
Just recently, the famous restorers PREVARTI renovated to its original beauty a late
17 th century picture, oil on canvas depicting Saint John the Baptist painted by none
other than Mattia Preti. This masterpiece is found in the Church of Saint Teresa in
Cospicua.
Built in 1626, Saint Teresa’s Church in Cospicua is an architectural gem on a
baroque-rococo style. The adjacent priory served...
On Thursday January 11th, Father Daniel Chowning, IV Definitor of our Discalced Carmelite Order, will be visiting our small province here in Malta. The purpose of such visits from our superiors is to promote communion and encourage us in our life and work here in Malta.
During his six-day fraternal visit, Father Daniel will tour our four convents (Cospicua, B’kara, Tas-Silg and Ta’ Xbiex)...
The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed His Eminence Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) as Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, one of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia.
Father Arborelius, OCD, (born 24 September 1949) is a Swedish Catholic bishop. He has been the Bishop of Stockholm since 1998. Pope Francis made him a Cardinal, the first...
MONS. FRANCIS ADEODATU MICALLEF TAL-ASSUNTA (Francis, Tw. B'Kara 17.12.1928) Bin George u Marianna Camilleri, l-iżgħar wieħed minn fost ħutu s-sitta li baqgħu ħajjin. Novizzjat 15.8.1947, B'Kara. Professjoni temporanja 22.8.1948, B'Kara. Solenni 15.10.1951, Teresianum. Ordinazzjoni presbiterali 9.5.1954, Ruma. Ordinazzjoni veskovili 6.1.1982 minn Ġwanni Pawlu II fil-bażilika ta' S. Pietru,...
On 28th October, 2007, in Saint Peter’s Square Rome, Cardinal Saraiva Martins beatified 498 martyrs who had died in Spain during the civil war. Among them were 32 Discalced Carmelites, including Fr. Eufrasio of the Child Jesus and Fr. Eusebius of the Child Jesus who led a group of 15 martyrs in Toledo.
On the first year anniversary, a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated in the church of the Discalced...
“Today holiness needs to overflow, it needs to reach everyone, permeate all walks and states of Life. This is a necessity… We have to be saints. Mediocrity is no longer an option.” These words coming from the mouth of a Discalced Carmelite Father, Blessed Marie Eugene, are highly significant.
Here in Malta the figure of this momentous Discalced Carmelite French Father is hardly known but Father...
We Carmelites, trace our roots and our name to the coastal mountain range in northern Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea known as Mount Carmel. There, in the 13th century, a band of pilgrims gathered together to live a simple life of prayer. Their first chapel was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. They called themselves the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.
A number...
Tuesday November 28th was a historical day for the Discalced Carmelite Fathers in Malta.
Father Martin Borg, prior in our convent in Cospicua, had the honor of being the first ever friar in Malta to be made a CANON in the Collegiate Chapter of Cospicua.
Bormla saret parroċċa fis-sena 1586 u l-knisja, iddedikata lit-Tnissil bla Tebgħa tal-Verġni Marija, hi knisja kolleġġjata mis-sena...
While here in Europe, we are suffering a vocation dearth, in other parts of the Word, the Discalced Carmelite Order is witnessing a flowering of vocations. One of these places is India, which with over 1.2 billion inhabitants is the second most populous country in the world.
Towards the beginning of October, an intensive course was held for formators of the Teresian Carmelite circumscriptions...
