After 73 years in print, Mount Carmel magazine opens digital access to all
 
Carmelite magazine launches new website in partnership with DigiCarmel archive
Mount Carmel will become a digital open access publication in early 2026. Established in …

There are more than 100 Discalced Secular Carmelites in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati—lay people who commit themselves to live as apostolic contemplatives, seeking interior silence and solitude amid their busy lives, professional careers, families, …

Prayer is the response of those who ‘feel’ God’s ‘pull’ and the gnawing emptiness at our center that hungers to be fed. It is both the “where” and the “when” of the prayer of recollection in which we present ourselves to God. Prayer brings us to the…

Without life – God’s greatest gift to us – we simply would not be. But here we are, breathing, thinking, speaking, acting, hurting, laughing, fearing, and hoping. We pray because we are children of God and this is the way we develop a relationship w…

As Secular Carmelites (OCDS), we pray the Liturgy of the Hours in the morning and evening each day. Our Carmelite Rule instructs, "those who know how to say the canonical hours with those in orders should do so, in the way those holy forefathers of …

What are the three main considerations for the Lenten season for Catholics and some typical responses?

Pray: form a habit of daily prayer if you haven’t and/or increase prayer time
Fast: typically giving up an attachment or something taking effo…

The links below will help you find a Secular Carmelite Community near you in the United States. 

Washington Province
Oklahoma Province
Arizona-California Province

If you live in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, there are three Secular Carmelit…

While we prefer books published by ICS Publications because we believe they are the best translations, sometimes you want to get a feel for a book before you purchase an actual print or electronic copy. Because many Carmelite books were written hund…