Once again, the Pasch of the Lord draws near! In our preparation for Easter, God in his providence offers us each year the season of Lent as a “sacramental sign of our conversion”. Lent summons us, and enables us, to come back to the Lord wholeheartedly and in every aspect of our life. With this…
Fr. Attilio Ghisleri, ex-General Bursar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, on January 13, 2018, after the Saturday chant of the Salve in Stella Maris, he has taken possession of his new position as Delegate General of the Delegation of Israel. Then all the present religious have done the act of obedience, in order…
When the days in a normal winter, become gradually shorts and the first snowflakes begin to fall, the first thoughts of Christmas arise timidly and quietly. From the single word, a special charm already emerges, to which hardly a heart can resist. Those who do not share our faith and even non-believers, for whom the…
The new Apostolic Nuncio in Israel, Bishop Leopoldo Girelli, presented his diplomatic credentials to the President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, at the presidential residence on November 29, during a diplomatic ceremony in which the ambassadors of Sweden, Portugal and Uruguay participated too. Bishop Girelli was appointed Nuncio in Israel on September 13, and on September…
Advent is a time of waiting, the waiting today for the arrival of our Savior Jesus Christ in the life of each one of us, in our ecclesial communities, in our parishes, and in our diocese. Waiting in vigilance and prayer, as we constantly reflect on the biblical readings of this liturgical season. It is…
Reading the history of the foundation of the monastery of Discalced Carmelites of Mount Carmel, I remembered the words that St. Gregory the Great wrote in his commentary on the search for the Lord by Mary Magdalene: «her desires have grown thanks to her waiting, and growing, have been able to realize what they had…
The correspondent of the Vanguard in Beirut, Tomás Alcoberro, reminds us that a friend of his (Antoine Khater), in a corner of the kitchen of his house on the days when the city was being bombed, was totally committed to the translation of the teresian work. Teresa of Avila is difficult to translate. Their language…
The «Our Lady of Carmel» Association (Carmelites of the Holy Land and Egypt) has recently experienced a moment of grace that we would like to share. The theme of our annual session was «Brothers and sisters of Carmel in the Middle East … to build the fraternity according to St. Teresa and to live it…
With emotive messages and invitations to peace, unity, justice and reconciliation, Pope Francis agitated five-day agenda for Colombia ended. He was present in the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Villavicencio and Cartagena. The Pope began his tour on 7 September in the streets of Bogota encouraging the Colombian people not to lose courage and not to…