Just a few reminders in preparing ourselves to pray. According to St. Teresa of Avila, there are three essential steps to a fruitful practice of mental prayer: 1) First, we must be SEARCHING for God.2) Second, we must be willing to be ALONE with God.3) And third, we need to look upon the Lord as …
God of peace and justice,you open our hearts to loveand to the joy of the Gospeleven in the midst of countless forms of violencethat take away the dignity of our brothers and sisters,fill us with your grace,so that like Saint Titus Brandsma,we may in tenderness see beyond the horrors of inhumanityand contemplate your glorythat shines …
Bl. John Soreth was Prior General of the Order from 1451 until his death. He desired to spread the spirit of Carmel to all those wanting to be clothed with the mantle that the Blessed Mother has clothed her children from Carmel. Because of this, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Carmelite nuns, …
Born about 1305 in southern Perigord in France, Peter Thomas entered the Carmelites when he was twenty-one. He was chosen by the Order as its procurator general to the Papal Court at Avignon in 1345. After being made bishop of Patti and Lipari in 1354, he was entrusted with many papal missions to promote peace …
Born about 1305 in southern Perigord in France, Peter Thomas entered the Carmelites when he was twenty-one. He was chosen by the Order as its procurator general to the Papal Court at Avignon in 1345. After being made bishop of Patti and Lipari in 1354, he was entrusted with many papal missions to promote peace …
Introduction Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Blessed Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained a priest in 1905, he earned a doctorate in philosophy in Rome. He then taught in various schools in Holland and was named professor of philosophy and of the history of mysticism in the Catholic …
As we prepare ourselves for the feast day of the patron of Philippine Carmel, Bl. Titus Brandsma, let us meditate and take benefit from his writings. Introduction Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Blessed Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained a priest in 1905, he earned a doctorate in …
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As we prepare ourselves for the feast day of the patron of Philippine Carmel, Bl. Titus Brandsma, let us meditate and take benefit from his writings. Introduction Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Blessed Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained a priest in 1905, he earned a doctorate in …
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As we prepare ourselves for the feast day of the patron of Philippine Carmel, Bl. Titus Brandsma, let us meditate and take benefit from his writings. Introduction Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Blessed Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained a priest in 1905, he earned a doctorate in …
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Introduction The prophet Elijah appears in Scripture as a man of God who lived always in his presence and fought zealously for the worship of the one true God. He defended God’s law in a solemn contest on Mount Carmel, and afterwards was given on Mount Horeb an intimate experience of the living God. The …