The Carmelite Institute is pleased to announce the upcoming Carmelite Symposium, June 28-July 2, 2015. Held at University of St. Mary’s of the Lake in Mundelein, Il, the Carmelite Symposium attracts scholars from around the world to discuss topics of interest to the Carmelite community. T he theme of the 2015 Symposium is St. Teresa [...]
Thérèse of St. Augustine and Companions By Leopold Glueckert, O. Carm. During the most violent phase of the French Revolution, the so-called Reign of Terror, an estimated 40,000 people lost their lives at the guillotine. A disproportionate number of those were religious sisters and brothers, priests, bishops, and dedicated lay Christians. This sad episode took [...]
Classic audio conferences from Carmelite Institute Symposia and Programs are being made available online at CarmelStream.org, the Carmelite Institute announced today. The first series being posted is by Kevin Culligan, cod on John of the Cross, given at the 1995 Intra-Carmelite Formation Program. The first two lectures are now available and future lectures will be [...]
Francis Poulenc's opera about the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne is a compelling account of the sacrifice of this community of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution. While some aspects of the Poulenc opera have been altered from historical events, the basic facts are correct. The opera played recently at the Metropolitan Opera House in New [...]
