Text and photo by Maria del Espiritu Deciding to enter the narrow and steep road and staying on it is a difficult decision to take. We Carmelites are mountain-climbers in spirit, not in any way to mean climbing a mountain physically but similar to taking a journey that is just as arduous and requires stamina. …
Easter Message from the Prior Provincial and Council Dear brothers and sisters, How are we to celebrate Easter joy with all the sufferings around, including the lamentations we heard from our ailing and abused Mother Nature? How can we afford to hope when people tend to satisfy their insatiable hunger for personal possessions and glory …
By Fr. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines recently gathered together the brothers assigned in the different parishes managed by the Order together with lay representatives from these parishes. The colloquium was convened by Fr. Modesto Malandac, O.Carm., convenor of the pastors’ group. The prior of Agusan Carmelite Monastery, Fr. …
Carmelite pastors and parish workers gather for three days Read More »
HANDS OFF OUR TRUTH-TELLERS “The press, second only to the churches, is the principal pulpit for teaching truth. It holds the power of the word against the violence of arms.”St. Titus Brandsma The Order of Carmelites – Province of St. Titus Brandsma (Philippines) strongly denounces the red-tagging and eventual censorship of alternative online news outfits, …
Twenty Carmelite brothers gathered in San Fancisco, Agusan del Sur beginning June 27, starting the five-day gathering of young perpetually professed Filipino Carmelite brothers as part of their on-going formation. With the theme, “Journeying together as brothers in contemplative service,” the Friars in Transition (FITRs) gathering features talks and activities aimed at achieving the following …
By Marc Lester Hallig, O.Carm. Fr. Rico Ponce, O.Carm., Prior Provincial of the Philippine Carmelite Province of St. Titus Brandsma, has just been appointed member of the Scientific Board of the Institutum Carmelitanum. The appointment, made by the General Council, was announced during the Session 158 last May 31. It was formally given on June …
Philippine Carmel Provincial appointed to Carmelite Institute in Rome Read More »
Message on the Canonization of St. Titus Brandsma Thank you for inviting us to be here with you tonight and as his excellency Archbishop Charles Brown said during the Thanksgiving Mass, it is a very special occasion and I’m especially happy to be here together with my colleague Monique van Daalen, our temporary ambassador as …
By Church People – Workers Solidarity Overview What is Church Social Teaching? Church social teaching is an instrument for “action in behalf of justice” and “participation to transform the world” in all its dimensions according to the vision of Jesus Christ. (St. Paul VI and St. John Paul II). It is a declaration of the …
The Order of Carmelites Philippine Province of Blessed Titus Brandsma rejoices with all members of the Carmelite family and with all the faithful around the world at the much anticipated canonization of its titular on May 15, 2022, St. Peter’s Square in Rome. One of 10 candidates for sainthood who will be canonized by Pope …
Titus Brandsma Canonization, a gift to Philippine Carmel Read More »
By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. Photo by Andreea Alexandru grabbed from apnews.org. The provincial of the Order of Carmelites in Poland is asking for prayers for the brothers who have decided to stay in Ukraine to help citizens affected by the war. In a letter addressed to all brother Carmelites, Prior Provincial Fr. Wiesław Strzelecki …