By Marc Lester Jozsef Hallig, O.Carm. Carmel breaks ground for new spirituality center in Ormoc City, Philippines. In the photo are (L-R) Br. Marjune Caloring, O.Carm., Young Carmel Philippines Foundation Director Fr. Ken Ombrog, O.Carm., Prior Provincial Fr. Rico Ponce, O.Carm., Provincial Secretary Fr. Esmeraldo Reforeal, O.Carm., Carmelite Mission and Development Office Director Fr. Christopher …
Christmas Message from the Prior Provincial and Council Beloved brothers and sisters in Carmel: Thanks be to God, we have been able to live through another year and look forward to welcoming a new one very soon. The gift of life is undoubtedly precious, but perhaps we have not cherished and valued this gift as …
By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. | Photos by Br. Petronilo M. Flores, O.Carm. The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines joined the protest action marking the 49th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the tyrant dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Philippine Carmelite (O.Carm.) prior provincial, the Very Rev. Fr. Rico Ponce, O.Carm. said that joining …
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By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines celebrates the gift of vocation this year with ordinations, profession of vows, and a number of young men entering the postulancy and novitiate programs. Last September 8, on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mother, Brothers Vinson Luayon, O.Carm. and Leo …
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By Novice Alvin R. Evangelista The Spring of Carmel Novitiate Community of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines recently conducted a safety, disaster preparedness and risk management training. Facilitated by Br. Nelson B. Anciano, Jr., a certified Safety Officer of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the activity, an orientation on Basic Occupational …
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STATEMENT OF THE ORDER OF CARMELITES ON THE 174-HECTARE RECLAMATION PROJECT IN DUMAGUETE CITY “This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and …
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The provincial council of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines announced the appointment of Rev. Fr. Fernando C. Lopez, O.Carm. to replace the late Rev. Fr. Pedro Manilag, O.Carm. in the council as its fourth canonical member. With the death of Fr. Pedro last May 20, a vacancy in the council was declared. See: …
By Br. Marc Jozsef Lester G. Hallig, O.Carm. On the feast of Blessed Titus Brandsma, the titular patron of the Philippine Carmelite Province, the remains of Br. Isagani Valle, O.Carm., were transferred to his final resting place named in his honor, the Br. Isagani Miro Valle Memorial Cross at the Carmelite Spirituality Center & Shrine …
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By Rev. Fr. Bernard Roosendaal, O.Carm.July 26, 2013 Introduction Titus Brandsma was a typical European, even more a typical Dutch, with an inborn western culture. He was an intellectual, deep religious and a man with his heart at the right place. He was kept connected with that umbilical cord of the Old and New Testament …
Letter to the Carmelite Family for the Celebration of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!Ps 122, 2 Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Carmelite Family It is my particular desire this year to draw your attention to the bond that Carmelites have …