The Enduring Wisdom of Carmel: Amazing Grace

Fr. Ernest Larkin is an American Carmelite theologian and teacher. He gave the keynote address at the first Australian Catholic Charismatic Conference in Melbourne on 1 June 1974; this article is the text of that address.

Contemplative Prayer in Carmelite Spirituality

In Carmelite spirituality, contemplative prayer is the practice of becoming present to God so that God may increasingly become present within us. It is less about saying something to God and more about creating the interior silence in which we can listen, receive, and simply remain with God.

Comtemplative Prayer – Ernie Larkin, O.Carm.

2016 interview with Fr. Ernie Larkin, O.Carm. on the topic of Renewing the Christian Mystical Tradition and Contemplative Prayer