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Clare McArdleSeason of Creation 2022 Week 1
Welcome to the Season of Creation 2022: Week 1 - Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click here. Good afternoon friends and members of the Carmelite Family For us in the southern hemisphere, we welcome September this week after our cold winter...
JPIC July 2022 newsletter
Welcome to the July 2022 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click here. Greetings to Carmelite family and friends, Sunday 3rd July will see many prominent members of our Catholic Church come together for the continuation of the...
JPIC June 2022 newsletter
Welcome to the J 2022 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click JPIC JUNE 2022 Warm Greetings to all our friends and family in Carmel as we move into our Winter season, There is a movement of people all over the world, including...
JPIC May 2022 newsletter
Welcome to the May 2022 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click JPIC MAY 2022 Dear Friends and Carmelite Family The month of May has many notable events to draw our attention to social justice issues; our focus is on just a few of...
JPIC April 2022 newsletter
Welcome to the April 2022 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click JPIC APRIL 2022 Greetings all, This month we reflect and recognise the part that the Press and journalists play in risking their lives to bring us truthful, current...
JPIC February 2022 newsletter
Welcome to the February 2022 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click JPIC FEBRUARY 2022 Greetings all and welcome to a brand new year, Amidst what seems to be the opening of a chaotic beginning, there seems to be much to concern...
JPIC November 2021 newsletter
Welcome to the November 2021 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click JPIC NOVEMBER 2021 Greetings Friends, Sisters and Brothers in Carmel, The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26 and as the Glasgow...
JPIC October 2021 newsletter
Welcome to the October 2021 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click JPIC October 2021. Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Carmel, This Sunday, 3rd October the convergence of two major events in the Church calendar draws us to...
Seasons of Creation 2021
The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for our common home. Together, the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray, protect, and advocate for God’s creation. The season starts 1 September, the Day of Prayer for...
JPIC September 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to the September 2021 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click here.
JPIC August 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to the August 2021 edition of Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission newsletter. Click here.
Lectio Divina “a warm inclusive welcome greeted me…”
I came to Lectio Divina in 2017. I hadn’t intended to ‘start’ Lectio Divina but as a post graduate student at the Catholic Theological College, I was studying Meditation, and wanted to experience first-hand what it was all about. I first rang The Carmelite Centre...
Lectio Divina “group of like-minded people”
Earlier this morning I participated in a session of Lectio Divina with friends from the Carmelite Centre in Middle Park. I’ve been participating in these weekly sessions for about two years, having started at a time on my journey when my own practice of Lectio had...
Lectio Divina “an oasis for the weary spirit”
I go to Lectio whenever I can. You are always made to feel welcome. Now it is online but you still feel the connection. It is a tall, cool glass of water when I thirst; a meeting of like minded souls; friendship found in the desert; an oasis for the weary spirit....
Provincial Delegate Carmelite Family News – October 2019
From Damien Peile Spring is here and another cycle of seasonal change is upon us. The seasons offer us much as a metaphor for our own journeys in Carmel. Spring – a time for new beginnings! I recently attended a retreat-conference at the Carmelite Spirituality Centre...
Provincial Delegate Carmelite Family News – February 2019
Welcome to another year and I hope 2019 is a good one for you. My main focus at present is planning the Carmelite Family retreat in collaboration with the Melbourne Lay Carmelite community. This will be on the Palm Sunday weekend in preparation for Easter and will be...
Provincial Delegate to the Carmelite Family Monthly News – October 2018
News from Damien Peile - October 2018 I was fortunate to participate in the International Congress of Carmelite Laity held In Sassone (Rome) from September 15 to 20, 2018, along with Irene Hayes from the Carmelite Centre and four other Australians – Christine Wade,...
Provincial Delegate to the Carmelite Family Monthly News – May 2018
Residential Retreat weekend with David Hofman OCarm Friday 31 August 5.30pm to Sunday 2 September 12 noon Venue Holy Cross Retreat Centre. 207 Serpells Rd Templestowe Cost includes breakfast, lunch and evening meals - TBC CONTACT DAMIEN PEILE FOR MORE DETAILS ON...
Provincial Delegate to the Carmelite Family Monthly News – April 2018
Monthly News April 2018 - Damien Peile Three recent experiences struck me about being part of the Carmelite Family. First, how global and world-wide our Carmelite family is. Recently, I had the pleasure of catching up Fr Benny Phang , General Councillor of Asia...
Provincial Delegate to the Carmelite Family Monthly News – March 2018
Monthly News March 2018 & Easter Greetings to all - Damien Peile This month I made contact with the new Lay Carmelite moderator in the UK, Rosie Bradshaw. In our communication we shared encouragement to grow the connection between the various Carmelite...
Provincial Delegate to the Carmelite Family Monthly News – February 2018
Monthly News February 2018 The Lenten journey is well underway and it is good to hear of some of the activities happening within the Carmelite Family around the Province. Paola Yevenes from Wentworthville parish has drawn my attention to a number of parish activities...
Provincial Delegate to the Carmelite Family Monthly News – January 2018
Monthly News January 2018 - Damien Peile The year has started well and as I meet and talk with different members of the Carmelite Family there are three things that stand out: the richness of each person’s unique call to the Carmelite Way the ideal of the Carmelite...
Provincial Delegate Carmelite Family Monthly News – December 2017
Monthly News December 2017 - Damien Peile This month I am reflecting on my role so far, this year. I have learnt much about the Carmelite Family. Like any family, we share so many experiences. Along the way, there are joys and moments of celebration (anniversaries...
Provincial Delegate Carmelite Family Monthly News – November 2017
Monthly News November 2017 - Damien Peile This month we have news from Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Wentworthville. I am pleased to let you know that Paola Yevenes has agreed to accept the role of liaison person in the parish. Paola brings much experience and...
Tenth Carmelite Way Pilgrimage
The Tenth Carmelite Way Pilgrimage 2019 On 8-10 November 32 pilgrims, led by Paul Sireh O. Carm and Denis Andrew O. Carm, braved the cold and wet Melbourne weather to walk along the Yarra Valley Rail Trail for the tenth Annual Carmelite Way pilgrimage. In spite of the...
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Contemplative Autumn Walk – mini pilgrimage – Saturday 11 May 2024
On a lovely mild Autumnal day a group of thirteen set out from Lilydale rail station on a sort of mini Pilgrimage to walk the 7km track to Mt Evelyn. We began with a short reflection from the booklet The Carmelite Way Pilgrimage, choosing for ourselves a memorable...
The Power of Slowing, Centering Prayer Meditation, May 2024
The theme for this month of May is a reflection on the Power of Slowing, using themes from Gerald May’s book, The Wisdom of the Wilderness, with epigraphs from Saint John of the Cross, a sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite friar. Gerald May says: The call of...
The perennial human questions: a reflection on suffering and death, Carmelite Conversation, May 2024
At May's Carmelite Conversation, Bernadette Micallef led a reflection on our own response to the perennial human questions about suffering and death. The group of 18 engaged thoughtfully and prayerfully in the discussion sharing personal experiences in particular...
Provincial Assembly April 2024 ‘cast your net to the right side’
A group of thirty six, including Friars, Lay Carmelites and representatives of ministries in Australia and Timor-Leste gathered in Melbourne April 22-26. Along with friars from all Carmelite communities, delegates from Lay Carmelite communities, Damien and Irene...
Divine Beauty, Centering Prayer Meditation, April 2024
Over the last few months we have reflected on themes of Peace and Gratitude, Choosing Life, and this month Divine Beauty, using John O’Donohue’s book of that title. John O'Donohue tells us: ~ At birth we were awakened and emerged to become visible to the world. At...
First Tuesday – a day for me
On the first Tuesday of each month the Carmelite Centre offers opportunities for stillness and silence and also community. This begins at 9.30 with a Contemplative Walk around the streets of Middle Park. We begin with a reflection in front of the church and then a 30...
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