"Carmel Teaches the Church how to Pray." - Pope Francis

Carmelite Institute Symposium 2024

Carmelite Institute Symposium

The Carmelite Institute of North America held its 2024 Symposium – From St. Thérèse to St. Titus Brandsma: Lessons for the 21st Century – at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in July of 2024.

22 Students named Illinois State Scholars

JCA 2024 Scholars

“We are very proud of our students who earned Illinois State Scholar status,” said Dr. Budz. “These individuals put in much time and effort to achieve academic success with many of them going above and beyond in and out of the classroom. We know that this will not be the last time they achieve such an extraordinary accomplishment, for they all have many great successes ahead of them.”

150th Anniversary of Carmelite Spiritual Centre

3D VITURAL TOUR OF CHAPEL
The Carmelite Spititual Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, will celebrate its 150th Anniversay in 2025. We will be posting an ongoing series of interviews and other media in celebration.

75th ANNIVERSARY | CARMELITES IN PERU

Peru 7th

Our Carmelite Order celebrates, with great joy, the 75th anniversary of the Carmelites in Peru. It was in 1949 when two friars from PCM arrived in Lima after a long journey by ship.

Provincial Novitiate in Mexico City

The Carmelite novitiate began on July 27 of this year, on the feast of St. Titus Bransdma, in the Casa del Carmen which is located in Tlalpan, one of the 16 municipalities of Mexico City. Tlalpan, which is in the south of the city, is known as the “little Vatican”, since there are more than 40 religious congregations, both male and female, in the territory.

The Carmelite novitiate began on July 27 of this year, on the feast of St. Titus Bransdma, in the Casa del Carmen which is located in Tlalpan, one of the 16 municipalities of Mexico City. Tlalpan, which is in the south of the city, is known as the “little Vatican”.

BOOK REVIEW | ALBERT & HIS RULE

Albert and His Rule

This book is a “must read” for anyone who describes him/herself as Carmelite: friars, nuns, sisters, and seculars – both OCarm and OCD., and a “helpful read” for anyone who wants to live a spiritually-centered life informed by the Carmelite Way.

Fr. Peter McGarry, O.Carm. | His Journey

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INTERVIEW VIDEO
I was born on the  south side of Chicago. I went to Mount Carmel High School for one year, and before I knew it, I signed up to go to the seminary. And this is the story of My Journey To & Through Carmel

Welcome to the Family

OLMC Spanish Language LC Community, OLMC Joliet, IL 2024

ENGLISH & SPANISH VIDEOS
The story of how Ana Hernandez came to Carmel and eventually founded the first Spanish language Lay Carmelite Community in the United State Region of the PCM Province.

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