Author Archives: Erico

July 26 Memorial The Carmelite Order celebrates, with special devotion its Saints, gathering in them the most living and genuine expression of the Charism and the spirituality of the Order throughout the centuries. The feast of the Protectors of the Order ...

The Carmelite nuns of the Carmel of the Sacred Heart in Hudson, Wisconsin, joined family and friends on Sunday, July 16, for the celebration of the monasteries 60 years. Many friends and family members, and fellow Carmelites gathered at St. ...

New Meditation on Gospel Mercy, the Peace of Christ, and Obedience to God  Let Yourself Be Loved is a wonderful contribution towards exploring words and themes that are central to the Gospel message. Highlighted are such matters as the facts that ...

Less than a month after his solemn profession “in articulo mortis” (at the point of death), 21-year-old Carmelite Pablo Ma. de la Cruz Alonzo Hidalgo died. He died on July 15, the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of ...

July 27 | Obligatory Memorial (Feast: Ger, Phil, Del Colombia) A noted writer and journalist, in 1935, St. Titus was appointed adviser to the Dutch bishops for Catholic journalists. In the period leading up to and during the Nazi occupation ...

The schedule of Míceál O’Neill, the prior general, for the month of August: August 1 – 6: World Youth Day in Lisbon August 1: Carmelite Day August 10 – 31: Indonesian Province + Celebration of First Centenary of Carmelite Presence ...

OSV News has designated St. Titus Brandsma as the organization’s patron. It is a strong recognition by the news organization of Brandsma as a model for journalists. OSV News, the national and international wire service that began after Catholic News ...

Close encounters with the Kingdom of God(Matthew 13:44-52) In the Gospel, Jesus compares the Kingdom to treasure hidden in a field, to a merchant on the lookout for fine pearls and to a fisherman’s dragnet which brings in a very ...

Opening Prayer God our Father and protector, without you nothing is holy, nothing has value. Guide us to everlasting life by helping us to use wisely the blessings you have given to the world. We ask this through our Lord ...