This section contains a brief overview of Carmel and the Lay Carmelites, plus information about the history of Carmel and a list of Carmelite Saints and Blesseds. You’ll also find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Lay Carmelites.
Free access to lectures, documents, prayers, videos, essays, and other materials about Carmelite spirituality. Also included are links to our favorite resources about Catholicism and the Carmelite Order. You won’t want to miss the “Just-for-Fun” Quizes to test your knowledge of all things Carmelite.
The Carmelite Order is active and growing throughout the world. This section contains the latest news from the Order and from the Bay Area Region. Also included are details about two electronic newsletters for Lay Carmelites: the new e-Bulletin published by the Order, and the Carmelite Review, a quarterly newsletter published by the Carmelite Media Office of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary.
The Members Area contains information to help our members participate in the life of the community. Here you’ll find announcements, the community calendar, events, Christian Prayer materials, a bibliography of Carmelite sources, and formation materials for all phases. You will also find lists of recommended and required reading for ongoing formation.
The Center for Carmelite Studies presents the First Annual Lecture in Carmelite Studies. The topic is “What Makes a Carmelite a Carmelite? An Evolving and Dynamic Charism.” The presenter will be Prof. Keith J. Egan, Ph.D., T.OCarm. The session will be conducted via Zoom and is open to all Carmelites and their guests. No registration is required.
The Feast of the Holy Family. Nazareth is a kind of school where we may begin to discover what Christ’s life was like and even to understand his Gospel. [From an address by Saint Pope Paul VI]
The joyful reality of the birth of Jesus bursts forth upon us on Christmas morn with the words of the Angels: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward all.” And If ever the world needed a Savior, a liberator who will free us from the darkness that surrounds us, it is now in this time of COVID-19....
Live Adoration: EWTN Chapel — Available from 6 AM to 3 PM PT
Live Perpetual Adoration: Tyburn Convent, London — Available 24 hours a day. Click the “Picture-in-Picture” icon to keep a small window on your desktop so that you can adore whenever you are on your computer. Or click the “full screen” icon and set aside an hour to spend in adoration.
