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Carmelite Conversations Podcast
Jan. 14, 2024

Secular Carmelite Vocations Growing in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

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, fami…

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Aug. 19, 2023

What is prayer?

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 whic…

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Aug. 11, 2023

Why should I pray?

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 develo…

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March 5, 2023

How to pray the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) and why

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 …

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Feb. 18, 2023

58 ideas for what to do for Lent this year

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 takin…

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Feb. 1, 2023

Find a Secular Carmelite Community near you

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 Car…

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Jan. 31, 2023

12 free online books about Carmelite spirituality

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…

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