Mount Carmel magazine: Why you should read it and how to subscribe

Mount Carmel magazine provides wisdom from a venerable Carmelite, contemplative tradition.

Mount Carmel magazine has been devoted to making the riches of Carmelite spirituality available to everyone for more than 70 years. It provides an excellent review of the spiritual life and is created by the Discalced Carmelite Friars of Great Britain and Ireland.

Mount Carmel is published four times each year. Its 70+ page issues use an easy-to-understand writing style. You’ll love the feature articles, book reviews, poems, and resources focused on a central theme.

Past articles have included:

• A Carmelite Pilgrimage to the Shrines of France
• Welcoming the Jubilee Year with John of the Cross and Salvador Dalí
• Many and Varied are the Ways: The Lay Carmelite Vocation Today
• A Healthy Fear: Gertrud von le Fort and the Martyrs of Compiègne
• Attentiveness – The Art of Prayerful Presence: Learning from Etty Hillesum, Edith Stein and Simone Weil
• An Artistic Profile of a Carmelite Saint: St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
• What Carmel Means to Me – A Personal Testimony: My Circuitous Journey into the Family of Carmel
• A Poetic Biography of Jessica Powers
• The Mystery of Strength in Weakness: Insights from Fr. Marie-Eugène and Père Jacques
• In Our End is Our Beginning: Finding Light in Darkness – Moving towards the End of Life with St Thérèse of Lisieux
• Lay Carmelite Formation as a Journey
• Thérèse of Lisieux and her Message for Young People
• The Spiritual Significance of Mount Carmel
• The Arts and Carmel: Writing Icons
• The Radiance of Truth: The Apostolate of Beauty in Carmel
• Companions on the Journey: Louis and Zélie Martin
• Elizabeth of the Trinity’s Eucharistic Pattern of Prayer leading to the Indwelling
• The Cause for the Beatification and Canonisation of St. Titus Brandsma
• Friends of the Family: The Jesuit Spiritual Directors of St Teresa of Jesus
• A Portrait of St Teresa of Avila in Her Correspondence
• The Vocation to Secular Carmel and the Vocation to Marriage and Family
• To Pray and Reflect with Edith Stein
• Learning to be Free: The Imprisonment of John of the Cross
• What Carmel Means to Me: Encountering Carmelite Renewal in Darkness
• Twenty-Seven Building Blocks Upholding The Interior Castle
• Scripture and Eucharist: Some Insights from the Carmelite Saints
• Marie-Eugene and St Therese: A Remarkable Friendship
• Discerning Together the Spirit’s Voice
• St John Henry Newman: A Beacon for Carmelites?
• Conversations: One-on-One with Matthew Blake
• Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: St. Thérèse and the First Beatitude

The variety and high quality of articles have garnered reader praise, including:

• “As good as a book – wonderful for sharing the faith.” (A religious sister)
• “There is something for everyone. It speaks to life. It touches the core.” (A lay reader)
• “It helps me write my homilies and sustains me during prayer.” (A parish priest)
• “Ideal for busy people: great spiritual depth but in article length.” (A spiritual director)

Mount Carmel magazine’s writers include Carmelite friars, nuns, and Seculars, as well as others interested in Carmelite spirituality. The expert editorial team brings you the riches of biblical Carmelite spirituality with a uniquely Carmelite message of prayer and friendship with God. While the writing style is accessible to all, Mount Carmel magazine is rich with insight and depth. Reading it will help you fulfill your deepest desire to make God better known and loved and help you grow spiritually. It will provide true spiritual nourishment for growth in your prayer life and inspire you in your spiritual journey. Each issue provides a rich source of spiritual teaching and reading for your daily walk with God.

Mount Carmel magazine is mailed worldwide.

To subscribe, click here to visit the magazine’s website.