Carmel News
Welcome to Carmel News online! As part of our social-pastoral communication ministry, we are featuring selected articles and messages that are relevant to our times and can invite reflection on the part of our readers. Our aim is to help bring people together in this virtual space and offer our experiences in Philippine Carmel to our Carmelite family and friends worldwide. This is our modest contribution to the pursuit of a just and peaceful world where respect and solidarity among nations and love for the whole creation reign.
Preparing to Ascend
Text and photo by Maria del Espiritu Deciding to enter the narrow and steep road and staying on it is
Listening Hearts, Serving Hands: A Prior Provincial’s Reflection
Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Philippine Carmel, Greetings of Peace! The Fifth Provincial Chapter of the Philippine Carmelite Province of St. Titus Brandsma, gathered under the theme “Vessels of Hope, Listening Hearts, and Serving Hands as Contemplatives in the World,” has opened a path of renewal for our province. This chapter theme captures the essence of our Carmelite vocation: contemplation
Preparing to Ascend
Text and photo by Maria del Espiritu Deciding to enter the narrow and steep road and staying on it is a difficult decision to take. We Carmelites are mountain-climbers in spirit, not in any way to mean climbing a mountain physically but similar to taking a journey that is just as arduous and requires stamina. We are said to “climb
Come and See
Easter Message from the Prior Provincial and Council Dear brothers and sisters, How are we to celebrate Easter joy with all the sufferings around, including the lamentations we heard from our ailing and abused Mother Nature? How can we afford to hope when people tend to satisfy their insatiable hunger for personal possessions and glory at the expense of the