Listen as we reflect on Simon Stock perceiving the Mother of God bestowing the sign of her protection on him and his brothers in Carmel.

“Totus marianus est Carmelus.” This Latin phrase can be translated “Carmel is all Mary’s,” and has been used traditionally to indicate the Marian spirit of the Carmelite Order.

What a particular school emphasizes in discipleship is usually transferred into the ecclesial realm as charism and service.

Whenever we receive communion we are uniting ourselves to all our fellow sinners and saints. We all meet in our common object of love, Christ. So by bringing the Church to a oneness, we bring the militant battle for heaven to its victory; its “oneness.”

Joseph welcomes God’s designs in his life in all their mystery, reminding us that “the righteous shall live by his faith” (Hab 2: 4). There was no questioning, but the response of faith in the humble acceptance that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, and his ways are not our ways (cf. Is 55: 8)

In St. Teresa’s teachings, self-knowledge and prayer go hand in hand; as we grow in authentic prayer, knowledge of God and his greatness comes at the same time as improved understanding of oneself.

The example and teaching of the Little Flower reveal that she responded with boundless confidence to Jesus’ invitation, “Come to me.” She invites us to do the same, to draw near to Jesus with confidence and trust…

Learn about the beauty of Carmel and the saints that have paved the path for us to walk with God.