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 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 …
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 …
The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines expressed its congratulations to the Lay Carmelite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary (TOC) after successfully holding its national convention online. “Despite the challenges of the pandemic our lay sisters and brothers in Carmel was able to come together to formulate important policies and discuss important documents that …
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The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines recently opened an ad experimentum community in the Diocese of Cabanatuan, through an invitation of the Bishop. Fr. Marlon Beredo, O.Carm. and Fr. Michael Condes, O.Carm. will initially be assisting the rector of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Parish Cathedral, especially in its pastoral minisitries. They will be joined …
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The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines celebrates the 2021 Philippine Independence Day in solidarity with the Filipino people who assert our inherent rights and freedoms, our opposition to any form of tyranny and bullying from other nation states, and advancing our sovereign rights based on …
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On June 30, 2020, Fr. Christian Buenafe, O.Carm., presented an oral intervention during the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the widespread violations human rights and persistent impunity in the Philippines during the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva”The OHCHR has …
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Previous Next By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. Today on the National Day of Solidarity for Jeepney Drivers, groups provided relief and food packs to jeepney drivers who are calling for the scrapping of the government’s plan to phase out jeepneys and to call for balik pasada as they have been without income since the start …
File photo. Mount Carmel College in Escalante City (MCCEI) is ready for school year 2020-2021. Amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, MCCEI announced that it is prepared to address the learning needs of its students without them having to skip the school year because of the pandemic. Rev. Fr. Fernando Lopez, O.Carm., MCCEI …
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