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Lunedì, 22 Agosto 2011 07:27

A "Diplomatic Summer" in the Carmelite Curia

No:
92/2011-20-08

On the 6th of July, the Assistant Ambassador and person in charge of the Political Office of the German Embassy to the Holy See, Dr. Bernhard Schlagheck, invited the Vice-Prior General, Fr. Christian Körner, O.Carm., to a working lunch in order to hear about the presence of the Carmelite Order in the world and about the central administration of the Order in Rome.


On the 11th of July Fr. John Keating, O.Carm., Councilor General for Europe was invited by the Ambassador of Austria to the Holy See, Dr. Alfons M. Kloss and his wife, together with the Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Directory of the Centre for Laity (Foyer Unitas) and a member of the Anglican community in Rome to a meeting in the Austrian Embassy.


Finally, on the 10th of August, the new Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See, Doña María Jesús F. López-Palop paid a visit to the Carmelite Curia. After a long conversation in private with the Prior General Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., the Ambassador was welcomed by the other members of the Curia with whom she shared her first impressions of Rome and her projects for the cultural activities of the Embassy. The Prior of the community, Fr. Christian Körner, O.Carm., told her about the historical origin of the complex around the Curia (the Titulus and the Domus Ecclesiae in the time of the Roman Empire, the medieval basilica of S. Martino ai Monti and the new buildings, etc.) The whole visit took place in a very relaxed and cordial atmosphere and the Ambassador promised that it would not be her last visit to the Curia.

"Estate diplomatica" nella Curia Generalizia"

photo: the new Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See, Doña María Jesús F. López-Palop paid a visit to the Carmelite Curia.

 


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Giovedì, 18 Agosto 2011 13:51

The Congress of Carmelite Colleges in Asia and Oceania

No:
90/2011-17-08

Malang, Indonesia, from the 4th to the 7th of August, the first Congress of Carmelite Colleges of the Asia and Oceania region took place. The title of the congress was "Carmelite Schools Go Green". Its object was to create awareness of the importance of a culture of responsibility in relation to the environment in our colleges and surrounding areas. There were some forty participants including friars, sisters and lay people who represented our education institutes in Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.

In the first part of the congress Sr. Jane Remson, O.Carm, principal representative of the Carmelite NGO at the United Nations was the speaker along with Fr. Eduardo Agosta , O.Carm., professor of physics and climatology. The two speakers helped the group to reflect on the lifestyle in our societies and the impact it has on the environment. The talks also gave interesting insights into the relationship that exists between Carmelite spirituality and the integrity of God’s creation. In the second part of the congress the participants focused their attention and their work on the practical things that people can do, such as recycling of plastics and paper, the production of carbon from residuals, and the production of natural foods and medicines etc..

Fr. Albertus Herwanta, O.Carm., Councilor General for Asia and Oceania, and Fr. Desiré Unen Alimange, O.Carm., Councilor General for Africa attended the congress and Fr. Raúl Maraví, O.Carm., Councilor General for Colleges and Youth, spoke at the beginning and at the end of the congress, encouraging the participants to continue to promote integral education and the knowledge of Carmelite identity in our centers of education.
This first Congress of Carmelite Colleges in the region of Asia and Oceania was organised by "SMA Katolik Santo Albertus" (Dempo), one of the three colleges that our order has in Indonesia. This was part of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of their foundation.

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Sabato, 13 Agosto 2011 17:37

Message from the Spanish Committee for the WYD

No:
88/22-13-08

As you already know, on the 17th August next a gathering will take place for all Carmelite youth in Madrid. Those who cannot be present in Madrid may participate through The Place of Prayer (http://ocarm.org/madrid2011/) or via Facebook (Lugar de oración EJC: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lugar-de-Oraci%C3%B3n-EJC/171363876267712. In this way, throughout the gathering on the 17th we will keep you informed of everything happening at the meeting. At 13.30h (Spanish time) we invite everyone to a moment of communion in prayer for our Carmelite young people that the Lord will grow in their hearts inviting them &ld quo;to live in allegiance to Jesus Christ".


Please, we need your participation! On the 17th we have a special moment and we are expecting thousands of Carmelite young people around the world to join with us.

 



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Giovedì, 11 Agosto 2011 07:31

Young Carmelites on Vatican Radio

No:
86/2011-11-08

In the light of the next World Youth Day a number of Carmelite youth from Latin America (Venezuela and Puerto Rico) spoke on Vatican Radio about their experiences in preparation for the WYD with regard to their expectations and dreams. Also interviewed were Brother Santos Martínez O. Carm. and Father José Oliveras, O.Carm., who will lead the group, outlining the programme for the “Carmelite Day” on 17th August in Madrid. This interview can be heard (in Spanish only) through the following link:
http://www.radiovaticana.org/spa/Articolo.asp?c=508774

 


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Mercoledì, 10 Agosto 2011 07:59

November 2011

 

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October 2011

 

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September 2011

 

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Martedì, 09 Agosto 2011 17:10

August 2011

 

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Martedì, 09 Agosto 2011 17:01

Carmelite Spirituality - Prayer the Centre of our Lives

Bulletin of Lay Carmel, Irish Province

The Holy Trinity draws us into communion with themselves and with one another, in faith, in hope and in charity. These virtues are experienced, nourished and expressed in prayer, as we turn our attention to God, in adoration and in love, in obedient listening, in sincere contrition, and in hope-filled petition.

(Constitutions 64)

 

Prayer is a matter of communication. When we pray we communicate with God. We speak to him and he listens to us. He speaks and we listen to him. The model for this communication is the Blessed Trinity. The persons of the Blessed Trinity communicate with one another. The Father speaks to the Son and the Son listens to the Father and the Spirit is in the listening. The Son speaks to the Father and the Father listens to the Son, and the Spirit is in the listening. Through prayer, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, we are brought in to the conversation that goes on all the time between the Father and the Son. This is the insight we find in the experience of Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi, a Carmelite Mystic. It gives us the foundation for our understanding of prayer that we find in the Constitutions of the Carmelite Friars. It indicates how meaningful prayer can be and the ideal, which is offered to us in our faith.

 

Belief in the Blessed Trinity lies at the heart of Christian faith. The Christian believes in the God who is revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three persons in one God. Divinity is revealed as a relationship between persons in a love and knowledge that is extended to all that their love creates.

 

Prayer is exercised in Faith, in Hope and in Charity.

Faith and prayer are related in the way that God communicates with us. From the moment of our creation, and perhaps from even before that, we are in God’s intention and we become the children who communicate with God. This God goes on speaking his Word to us, even when we are not quite conscious of that fact. We recognise that word coming from God, and give it different names. The Christian believes that God’s clearest and most perfect word of communication is in the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Our prayer is our recognition of God’s presence in us and in our world. Faith is an acceptance of that presence and action, and that acceptance and the consequences of it are expressed in prayer. “Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.” “Yes, Lord. I believe that you are the Son of God.” Hope is the virtue that confirms that it is worthwhile to pray because of the recognition that God is God, God is present and God is acting for our good, even though we cannot always see that. The possession of hope is the possession of an assurance that we are not lost, and that all things work for God in the world of God, or the Reign of God. If we did not possess this assurance, at least in some measure, we would never pray. Prayer is an act of love, because it is an act of loving communication with the God of love, and it is an act of love that we make on behalf or in favour of those whom we love. If we did not love, our prayer would be nothing more that a vocal or mental exercise, an empty drum, a clashing symbol. But because we love, and would like to love more, prayer helps us to go beyond ourselves in love for others and to link into the love that God has for those whom we love.

 

Prayer in Adoration, Thanksgiving, Petition and Repentance.

The more we accept the presence and action of God, the more we will try to respond. Adoration suggests the silent recognition on the part of the believers that they stand in the presence of God and do not have words with which to pray.

 

We believe that at that moment the Spirit gives us words with which to pray. We find words that allow us to thank God for his goodness to us. Once we recall all his acts of goodness and recognise them, we are moved to praise and thank him for them. We find words also that express our sorrow and repentance when we realise what we have done with the gifts that God has given us. Finally we find words to ask for God’s help, because of a very deep recognition that without God we can do nothing, neither for ourselves nor for others, and that with God’s help we can do ordinary things in an extraordinary way, as we become united with the mind and heart of God through our prayer. In this kind of prayer we learn more and more to see with the eyes of God, to listen with the ears of God and to love with the heart of God, and the experience brings communion and in that communion our joy becomes complete.

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Martedì, 02 Agosto 2011 15:54

Letter from the Committee for the Carmelite Day during the WYD

No:
84/2011-02-08

From 16th to 21st of August next, young people will gather in Madrid, Spain, for the World Youth Day celebrations. These events have become an important feature in the life of the Church today. As previously indicated (citoc-online 75/2011) the Carmelite Order will host a Carmelite Day on 17th for young people from the Carmelite Family attending the gathering in Madrid. The Spanish team organizing this day are asking Carmelite communities around the world to join in prayer with our young people, creating a world-wide “place of prayer” on the 17th August and to share with each other on the Order’s website. Each community might find its own way to involve locally as many young people as possible in a moment of prayer together with all young people of the Carmelite Family gathering in Madrid.


The letter of the committee can be found in the attachment in different languages. A place to share this “place of prayer” will be activated on the website of the Order at the beginning of the World Youth Day gathering: www.ocarm.org/madrid2011.

 


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