Discalced Carmelite Friars

Washington Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Discalced Carmelite Friars

Carmelite Authors 101 Lecture Series to be offered in Boston

The Institute of Carmelite Studies will continue its lecture series entitled "Carmelite Authors 101." Co-sponsored this year by the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, the lectures will be held at different locations on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, MA.  The series aims to provide a sound introduction to the person and

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Entre los pucheros ... Brother Antonine DiSabella, O.C.D. (1928-2009)

"Entre los pucheros anda el Señor [Among the pots walks the Lord]," St. Teresa had written to her nuns who perhaps imagined God to be more present in the chapel than in the kitchen (Foundations, 5.8).  In September we lost a beloved friar who was known to anyone who would have visited our monastery in Washington, DC during the past fifty years.

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From our newly elected General at the Chapter in Fatima

The Order celebrated its 90th General Chapter from April 17th until May 9th in Fatima, Portugal. Among the prominent considerations at the Chapter was the Order's proximate preparation for the 500th anniversary of the birth of our Holy Mother, St. Teresa of Jesus in 2015. The chapter members also elected a new General Superior, Fr. Saverio

 

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