Christian Iraqis are being forced out of Mosul as Sunni insurgents with the ISIL take over the city. Donna Markham, former Prioress to the Dominican Sisters working in the region and witness the violence, joins Marc to discuss. Please view here.
Fr. Joseph Tri Phan and Fr. Joseph Khoa Hoang were ordained on Sunday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York.  Tri Phan was the homilist. Father Kevin DePrinzio, OSA, gave the 1st Mass homily. The Carmelite Institute wishes both Fr. Tri and Fr. Khoa many blessings!
On the 2nd of June, the bi-annual meeting of the two General Councils, O.Carm. and O.C.D. was held at our Curia house. The items that were discussed included some outstanding questions such as the restoration of the ruins in the Wadi (on which work is being done in different areas)  and the events that will be jointly [...]
On June 3rd and 4th, the Carmelite Institute gave presentations to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites as well as the OCD Priors and Prioresses during their meetings at The Little Flower Church in Oklahoma City. Both groups warmly welcomed hearing about the Vilma Seelaus Prize for Carmelite Writing, the October 18th Carmelite Lecture and [...]
On October 18, 2014 the Carmelite Institute of North America will host an art show entitled, "Reimagining Saint Teresa in Art" at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. This show will be held in conjunction with this year's Carmelite Lecture entitled, "Reimagining Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" by Christopher Wilson, PhD. All artists are [...]
Dear Carmelite Family, The deadline for submitting vocal tracks for the Carmelite virtual choirs has been extended until June 1st for both the Nada Te Turbe and the Salve Regina! REJOICE! You still have time to sing! Once again, we encourage all of our Carmelite family to take this opportunity to visit www.stj500choirs.com to participate [...]
How do these current events affect your Carmelite Identity? Write about it and submit a paper for the Vilma Seelaus Prize for Carmelite Writing. Click here for more information.
Join the Nigerian Church in three days of prayer and fasting for the missing school girls. See this article in the Catholic Register to follow this story more closely. Â
We know that Carmelites tend to people all over the world.  Please pray for the work that our Carmelite community is doing in war torn regions.  Please visit this site to see what Carmelites are doing to help Syria. Â
Approval of a miracle Rome-Italy, April 15, 2014 (Communicationes).- Pope Francis has approved the miracle attributed to Blessed Kuriakose Elias, founder of the Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. Blessed Kuriakose Elias was born in Kainakari, Kerala, India, on February 10, 1805, and died in Koonammavu in 1871. He entered the Seminary in 1818 and was [...]
