I have never liked saints who follow certain guidelines and whose qualities have been defined from an early age. St. Teresa is a woman with an impressive range of possibilities and she surprises us at every turn, and precisely for this reason, I think she is a great help for those of us who, especially…
What are the great ideals but also the concretely practicable ways for those who want to build a more just and fraternal world in their daily relationships, in society, in politics, in institutions? With this Encyclical, signed on 3 October 2020, in Assisi, on the vigil of the feast of St. Francis, the Pope intends…
The word «sukkoth» is the plural of the Hebrew word sukah which means «hut». The term sukah in the common language indicates precisely the hut that is built for the celebration of the feast in memory of the period “in the desert” after the biblical Exodus of the Jewish people after having been in Egypt.…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Each year, particularly since the publication of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ (LS, 24 may 2015), the first day of September is celebrated by the Christian family as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the beginning of the Season of Creation, which concludes on the feast of Saint Francis…
Dear brothers, sisters, friends, We inform you that from our website carmelholylanddco.org in a testing phase you can watch 24/24 in streaming… the central altar of our Basilica of Stella Maris and pray and contemplate the Virgin of Mount Carmel and the cave of the Prophet Elijah in real time from any place in the…
The Carmelite Sisters of Bethlehem give us the joy of sharing with the readers of Carmel’s magazine, these texts from the reserved notebooks in which Elijah manifests himself to Mariam. Elijah lives! He continues to act in the Church, in Carmel and in the lives of the saints. Just as Saint Elijah was close to…
It is an ancient prayer, recited in the past, in difficult times for Christians, which is still used today by people of different languages and origins to invoke the powerful intercession of Mary. This prayer, which we know in Italian and other languages, is actually a translation of an ancient Latin prayer that dates back…
O merciful Lord, our Master, we want to faithfully follow you; we want to imitate you in our life in an ever more perfect way. Through the meditation of your passion, grant us the grace to better understand the mysteries of the spiritual life. Mary, Mother of Mercy, always faithful to Christ, guide us on…