A book with the title “La presencia de la orden del Carmen descalzo en la Nueva España” [“The presence of the Discalced Carmelite Order in New Spain”], has been published in Mexico concerning our order and the figure of Teresa of Jesus in that country. The volume also seeks to […]
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Fr José Luis Ureta, ocd
Recently, on the 4th of September, Fr José Luis Ureta, a Discalced Carmelite from the Navarre Province, died in Bilbao. Even though limited by illness in recent years of his life, he always put his experience, wisdom and knowledge in Law and Economics at the service of his sisters and […]
Writings of Santa Teresa of the Andes
To mark the first centenary of the death of St. Teresa of the Andes, the Discalced Carmelites of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit of the Andes are making available a website with the Saint’s complete, original writings. This community, located in the Diocese of San Felipe in Chile, this […]
Commissariat of San José del Congo
Our Order’s presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo – or Congo Brazzaville – is an impassioned history that spans more than 50 years and that now reaches a new milestone with the creation of the Commissariat of San Jose del Congo by the […]
Reminiscences of Fr. Jerónimo Gracián
An article in the Spanish Biographical Dictionary (of the Spanish Royal Academy of History) reminds us that Fr. Jerónimo Gracián’s 475th birth anniversary (b. June 6, 1545) was celebrated this past June. The article, written by Fr. José Vicente Rodríguez, OCD, was published on the Royal Academy of Spanish History’s […]
Living Flame of Love Congress in the CITeS
Living Flame of Love, the title of one of the most well-known works of St. John of the Cross, is also the name of the International Congress of the International Center of Teresian San Juanista (CITeS), University of the Mystic, organized each year in Avila. This year, the fourth convocation […]
Message of John Paul II to the Carmelite family (2001)
Therefore two truths are evoked by the sign of the Scapular: on the one hand, the constant protection of the Blessed Virgin, not only on life’s journey, but also at the moment of passing into the fullness of eternal glory; on the other, the awareness that devotion to her cannot […]
José Gómez Menor Dies
On June 16, the Toledan historian and priest, Don José Gómez-Minor, died at the age of 91. Author of numerous works on the lineage of Saint John of the Cross in Toledo, Gómez-Menor devoted much of his work as a historian to the study of topics related to the Teresian […]
Our Order in Tanzania
We have received good news from the Vicarate of Tanzania: on July 7 and August 6, deacons Peter Carol Chami and Simon Rupoli will be ordained to the priesthood. On July 20, our brothers Hezron Michael Lucas, Cedrich Melkiory, Laurent Joseph, and Datius Prosper will make their first profession in […]
Fr. Jean-Raoul Kiyangi, Congolese Carmelite, Province of Germany
On June 2 during its triennial Chapter, the German Province of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross elected their new Provincial, Fr. Jean-Raoul Kiyangi who was professed in the General Comisariat of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fr. Jean-Raoul was born in 1970 in Lusanga in the Kikwit region. […]
Definitory Meeting
On June 1, the General Definitory began its quarterly meeting. A hallmark of this meeting is the confinement of the Superior General and Definitors in the General House in Rome since the last meeting in March. Logically, there have been no visits to provinces or travel of any kind, although […]
Indian’s Journey in Combatting Covid -19
COVID-19 has brought the world to a Stop! As we know it has already swallowed over 2,50,000 people and kept billions of people under panic and fear! Over 3 million people affected by the virus still growing! Here is a small information on what’s happening in India As of 6th […]
Updates on the website
During the first days of May we have done some update work on the website. Therefore we have not been able to upload news to it since early May. Similarly, the next issue of COMMUNICATIONES will include less news than usual. We apologize and encourage you to follow the current […]
General Definitory
The Father General as well as the Definitors are in Rome in the Generalate, according to the norms established by the Italian government in response to the crisis generated by COVID-19 which affects practically the entire world. From there, they wish first to send a fraternal greeting to all the […]
Inauguration of “Benziger Home”
The Discalced Carmelite Friars’ Malabar Province inaugurated on February the 14th the “Benziger Home” in Edappazhanji, a Kerala village near Trivandrum, India. This house will receive cancer patients who come from different locations to receive therapy. As therapy does not usually require admission to hospital, these people need a place […]