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	Who are the Carmelites?
	The Carmelite Rule
	The Carmelite Crest
	Chronological History of the Carmelite Order

A Brief History in Ireland

	A Brief History
	Coming to Ireland
	In Pre-Reformation Ireland
	In Post-Reformation Ireland
	St Mary's Carmelite Abbey, Ballinasmale

Carmelites in Ireland Today

In Ireland Today Gort Muire The History of Gort Muire - 1944-54 The Gort Muire Carmelite Library Kildare Friary Mass times, etc Kinsale A Brief History of the Carmelite Friary (PDF) Knocklyon Knocktopher Moate The Carmelites in Moate - A New Era Terenure College Stained Glass Windows in Terenure College Chapel The College Chapel   Whitefriar Street A Short History An Appreciation of the Present Carmelite Buildings at Whitefriar Street (1964) Shrine of Our Lady of Dublin Shrine of St Valentine Parish Masses, Confessions, etc.

Map of Ireland - Where we are

Carmelite Youth & Young Adult Ministry

	Irish Carmelite in Turkana, Kenya
	Rev Dr. R.L. McCabe, Carmelite Missionary

Irish Carmelites in Zimbabwe

Introduction Carmelites in Zimbabwe - Golden Jubilee, 1996  (PDF) The Catholic Church in Manicaland 1896-1996  (PDF) The Diocese of Mutare & the Carmelites in Zimbabwe (March 2011)  (PDF) Celts among the Shona The First Year – 1946 Bushscape We too, lived in Arcadia Deep in the Heart of Wedza Rugoyi African Encounter 1948-1951 Helping Hands The Manicaland Missionaries Snakes Alive! Sketching the Scene

 

Bishop Lamont Pastoral Letter 'Purchased People' (1959) An open letter to the Rhodesian Government (August 11, 1976) Press Conference Speech, Washington DC (October 11, 1978) Ad Gentes: A Missionary Bishop Remembers

Lay Carmel/Third Order

Introduction

	The Elijah Group
	Carmelite Explorers

Spirituality

Introduction Charism The Carmelite Rule Elijah & Mary Flos Carmeli Lectio Divina The Scapular - Introduction A Scapular Novena Mary's Keepsake - The Scapular The Brown Scapular and other Scapulars from the Directory on Popular Piety and Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

 

Modern Writers

	Patrick Burke: A Saint of our Time - Edith Stein
	Patrick Burke: Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary
	Patrick Burke: Interpreting St Teresa of Avila - Index  I  II  III  IV  V  VI  VII  VIII    IX    X    XI    XII    XIII    XIV    XV    XVI    XVII  XVIII  XIX

 

	Fintan Burke: Sermon given on the occasion of a Solemn Profession
	Fintan Burke: A Lourdes Homily

 

Pat Mullins: The Vows in Carmelite Life: A Call to Transformation

 

	Christopher O'Donnell: Elizabeth of the Trinity: Talk given for the Closing of the Centenary Celebrations
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Veneration of Relics
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Carmelite Marian Year
	Christopher O'Donnell: Advent Figures: John & Mary
	Christopher O'Donnell: Saint Joseph: A Saint for our Time
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Spirituality of St Patrick
	Christopher O'Donnell: Thérèse: A Saint for Today
	Christopher O'Donnell: Reflections on the Rosary (PDF)
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Gentle Presence Of Mary - A Reflection for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - A Reflection
	Christopher O'Donnell: Faith in Practice: Serving the Kingdom - A vision for Catholic Schools   (PDF)
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Most Beloved of God: Reflection on the Immaculate Conception
	Christopher O'Donnell: Christmas - Wonder & Praise
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Wonder, Mystery and Message of the Crib
	Christopher O'Donnell: Regina Coeli
	Christopher O'Donnell: A Reflection for Pentecost
	Christopher O'Donnell: Reflection for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
	Christopher O'Donnell: The Meaning of Lent with some Carmelite Insights
	Christopher O'Donnell: What is Resurrection? An Easter Reflection
	Christopher O'Donnell: Mary and Spirituality  (PDF)
	Christopher O'Donnell: Elijah
	Christopher O'Donnell: Mary Icon of Hope (PDF)
	Christopher O'Donnell: Blessing of the Icon of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Terenure College

 

Carlos Mesters: Meditating Day and Night: Keeping Vigil in Prayer  (PDF)

 

Eltin Griffin: Living Prayer: Thoughts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (PDF)

 

John Lawler:    Our Lady of Mount Carmel

 

John Keating:    The Word of the Lord

John Keating:    Surrendering to God's Love

 

Matthew Aherne:    Christ Our Model (PDF)

   

Míceál O’Neill:    Spirituality and Justice

 

David Twohig:    Assumption in a heartbeat

 

Simon Nolan:    A Time of Festival

 

Constitutions of the Order of Carmelites (PDF)

Saints

Index/Calendar

	Albert of Jerusalem
	Albert of Trapani
	All Carmelite Saints
	All Carmelite Souls
	Aloysius Rabatà
	Andrew Corsini
	Angelus
	Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi
	Archangela Girlani
	Baptist Spagnoli of Mantua
	Bartholomew Fanti
	Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel       Liturgy for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (PDF)
	Denis and Redemptus
	Elijah
	Elisha
	Elizabeth of the Trinity
	Frances d’Amboise
	Francis Palau y Quer
	George Preca
	Hilary Januszewski     Prior General's Letter on the Beatification of Fr Januszewski
	Isidor Bakanja
	Jacques Retouret
	Jane Scopelli
	Joachim and Anne
	Joachina de Vedruna de Mas
	John of the Cross
	John Soreth
	Joseph
	Kuriakos Elias Chavara
	Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
	Mary of Jesus Crucified
	Nuno Alvares Pereira
	Peter Thomas
	Raphael Kalinowski
	Simon Stock
	Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
	Teresa Margaret Redi
	Teresa of Jesus (of Avila)
	Teresa of Jesus ‘of Los Andes’
	Teresa of St Augustine and Companions
	Thérèse of the Child Jesus (of Lisieux)
	Titus Brandsma

Prayer

Introduction Prayers  (PDF) With the Word of God - Lectio Divina by J. Groden, RSM and C. O'Donnell, O.Carm. The Stations of the Cross Liturgy for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (PDF) Liturgy for the Feast of St Valentine

 

Night Prayer from the Divine Office with Reflections (PDF)

The Liturgy of the Hours - The Prayer of the Church (PDF)

Liturgical Calendar for Ireland (PDF)

 

Reflections on the Readings for this Week

 

The Church's Year

Publications and Books

Index

Carmelite Periodicals

Index

 

Carmel in the World 2011. Volume L, Number 3    "The Carmelite Rule and Lay Carmelites" 2011. Volume L, Number 2    "Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Church and in the Carmelite Order" 2011. Volume L, Number 1    "Carmel's Quest for the Living God: A Lay Perspective" 2010. Volume XLIX, Number 3    "Receive the Word of the Lord: Elijah teaches us how to be Prophets today" 2010. Volume XLIX, Number 2    "Prayer as Experience of God" 2010. Volume XLIX, Number 1    "An Appreciation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Early History of the Carmelites" 2009. Volume XLVIII, Number 3    "A Portrait of Teresa of Avila from her Letters" 2009. Volume XLVIII, Number 2    "The Biblical Elijah: A Model for Spirituality" 2009. Volume XLVIII, Number 1    “Carmelite Heritage speaks across the Cultures” 2008. Volume XLVII, Number 3    “Nine Themes in Carmelite Spirituality” (Part II) 2008. Volume XLVII, Number 2    “Nine Themes in Carmelite Spirituality” (Part I) 2008. Volume XLVII, Number 1    “Mary and Spirituality” 2007. Volume XLVI, Number 3    “The Carmelite Charism at the Service of the Church Today” 2007. Volume XLVI, Number 2    “St Albert of Trapani - A Saint of Yesterday for Today” 2007. Volume XLVI, Number 1    “How do I, as a Lay Carmelite, follow St Albert's Rule?” 2006. Volume XLV, Number 3    “The Rule of Albert: A Plan for Life” 2006. Volume XLV, Number 2.    “The Contemplation of Mary's Beauty in the Spirituality of St Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi” 2006. Volume XLV, Number 1.    “Brother John of Saint Samson - Love for One Another” 2005. Volume XLIV, Number 3.    “Elijah on Horeb” 2005. Volume XLV, Number 1-2.    “The Philosopher Pope: Pope John Paul II and the Human Person” 2004. Volume XLIII, Number 3.    “Garment of Grace: A historical appreciation of the Carmelite Scapular” 2004. Volume XLIII, Number 2.    “Carmel and the Immaculate Conception” 2004. Volume XLIII, Number 1.    “Pastoral Comments on the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel” 2003. Volume XLII, Number 3.    “Fr Redemptus: The Friar with a Special Affinity toward Lay Carmelites” 2003. Volume XLII, Number 2.    “Carmelite History in the Making” 2003. Volume XLII, Number 1.    “Music and Carmel II: Handel's Music for the Carmelites” 2002. Volume XLI, Number 3.    “Music and Carmel I: Mendelssohn's Elijah” 2002. Volume XLI, Number 2    “Mary and Carmel's life of prayer” 2002. Volume XLI, Number 1    “Learning from Mary in her own words” 2001. Volume XL, Number 3    “A modern presentation of Carmelite Spirituality: The 1995 Constitutions II (b)” 2001. Volume XL, Number 2    “A modern presentation of Carmelite Spirituality: The 1995 Constitutions II (a)” 2001. Volume XL, Number 1    “A modern presentation of Carmelite Spirituality: The 1995 Constitutions I” 2000. Volume XXXIX, Number 3    “The Fundamental Elements of Carmelite Spirituality” 2000. Volume XXXIX, Number 2    “Mary Icon of Hope” (PDF) 1999. Volume XXXVIII, Number 2.    “Mary Icon of the Church” (PDF) 1998. Volume XXVII, Number 3    "Mary as Evangelizer: Reflections for Pilgrimages and Shrines" 1997. Volume XXVI, Number 3    "Three Devotions of St Therese" 1996. Volume XXV, Number 3    "Introducing the Carmelite Mystics"

 

Carmelite Family Number 23, Winter/Spring 2005    Carmelite Spirituality - Prayer and the Holy Spirit Number 22, Summer 2004    Carmelite Spirituality - Prayer the Centre of our Lives Number 21, Summer 2004    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (XVII) Number 20, Winter 2004    Carmelite Spirituality - A reflection on Chastity Number 19, Autumn 2003    Carmelite Spirituality - Poverty - A Gospel Value Number 18, Summer 2003    Carmelite Spirituality - A Reflection on Obedience Number 17, Spring 2003    Carmelite Spirituality - Consecrated Life Number 16, Winter 2003    In the Spirit and Strength of Elijah: Elijah - A life steeped in prayer Number 15, Autumn 2002    In the Spirit and Strength of Elijah Number 14, Summer 2002    Carmelite Spirituality - Community Life Number 13, Spring 2002    The Response of Love: Why Christ so died Number 12, Winter 2002    Carmelite Spirituality - Fraternity Number 11, Autumn 2001    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (VII) Number 10, Summer 2001    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (VI) Number 9, Spring 2001    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (V) Number 8, Winter 2000    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (IV) Number 7, Autumn 2000    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (III) Number 6, Summer 2000    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (II) Number 5, Spring 2000    Interpreting St Teresa of Avila (I) Number 4, Winter 1999    Carmelite Spirituality - Fraternity

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Archives

Index   Articles on the Catholic Church & Faith The Sacraments of the Catholic Church God and the Saints The Ten Commandments The Church Sacred Scripture What do Catholics believe? Mary in the Catholic Tradition The Dignity of the Human Person Why Confess to a Priest? The Eucharist Letters, Speeches & Addresses Letter of Pope Benedict XVI, August 14, 2007 - on the 800th Anniversary of the Carmelite Rule Angelus Address of Pope Benedict XVI for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 2006 Letter of Pope John Paul II, October 7, 2002 - on the 550th Anniversary of the Papal Bull Cum Nulla Letter of Pope John Paul II, September 8, 2001 - General Chapter Letter of Pope John Paul II, March 25, 2001 - Carmelite Marian Year Speech for the Opening of the New Wing in Terenure College, December 7, 2001 - M. Kilmurray, O.Carm Letter of Pope John Paul II, October 1, 1999 - Proclaiming Edith Stein Co-Patroness of Europe Letter of Pope Pius XII, February 11, 1950 - 700th Anniversary of the Scapular Papal Bull "Cum nulla," October 7, 1452 of Pope Nicholas V Letter from the Prior General, June 13, 1999 - The Beatification of Fr Januszewski Letter from the Prior General, 25 May, 2002 - "Into the Land of Carmel" Articles Temperance Crusaders - Fr John Spratt, O.Carm Fr John Spratt - Beloved of Dublin's Poor The Eucharistic Meditations of the Curé d'Ars Obituaries & Remembrances Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Eugene Edward Ward, O.Carm. July 28, 2011 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Anthony Andrew O'Reilly, O.Carm. July 23, 2011 Sermon Given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Aidan McLoughlin, O.Carm. June 22, 2011 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Robert (Luke) MacCabe, O.Carm. June 2, 2011 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Paul (Mark) McChrystal, O.Carm. May 26, 2011 Sermons given at the Obsequies of Fr Peter Gerald Toner, O.Carm. June 2010 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr John Aidan Mulcahy, O.Carm. May 13, 2010 Obituary for Fr Joseph Linus Ryan, O.Carm. August 2009 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Gabriel Philip O'Brien, O.Carm. October 10, 2008 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Conal Collier, O.Carm. July 9, 2008 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Patrick (Thomas) Burke, O.Carm. April 2, 2008 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Martin Farragher, O.Carm. January 18, 2008 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Eltin Patrick Griffin, O.Carm. January 4, 2007 Sermon given at the Evening Prayer in memory of Fr Eltin Patrick Griffin, O.Carm. January 3, 2007 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Patrick Bodkin, O.Carm. 17.02.2006 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Simon Patrick Grace, O.Carm. 03.12.2005 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Gerard Farrell, O.Carm. 15.05.2005 Sermon given at the Reception of the Remains of Fr Liam Nugent, O.Carm. 26.04.2005 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Hugh Arthur Mallia, O.Carm. 03.03.2005 Sermon given at the Memorial Mass of Fr James Doyle, O.Carm. 19.11.2004 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Anselm Corbett, O.Carm. 14.06.2004 In Appreciation of Fr Gerry Hipwell. 21.06.2004 Sermon given at the Removal of Fr Gerard Hipwell, O.Carm. 10.05.2004 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Br Ignatius Moore, O.Carm. 1923 - 4.05.2004 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Bishop Donal R. Lamont, O.Carm. 27.07.1911 - 14.08.2003 Sermon given at the Reception of the Remains of Bishop Donal Lamont, O.Carm., 17.08.2003 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Rev Dr Paul (Ronan) Lennon, O.Carm. 29.06.1936 - 8.02.2003 Sermon given at the Requiem Mass of Fr Patrick (Patsy) Keenan, O.Carm. 1917 - 20.08.2002 Obituary for the late Fr Roland E. Murphy, O.Carm. 19.07.1917 - 20.07.2002 Sermon given at the Reception of the Remains of Fr Luke (Thomas) Flynn, O.Carm. 1915 - 19.05.2002 Sermon given at the Reception of the Remains of Fr James (Dominic) McCouaig, O.Carm. 28.03.1925 - 14.01.2002 Sermon for the Funeral of Fr James (Dominic) McCouaig, O.Carm.

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