(Luke 2,10) We would like to speak during these days of celebration only to “announce good news”… May our lives be announcements of joy; may they be the Gospel lived and witnessed. The year 2025 has brought…
First Apostolic Journey of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Türkiye and Lebanon. 27 November – 2 December 2025 « This particular trip to Turkey and to Lebanon has, as you know, first of all, the very…
In « The Portal of the Mystery of the Second Virtue », Charles Péguy boldly wrote: « Man’s penance is the crowning glory of God’s hope… And as we ring out our Easter bells to celebrate the…
« Pilgrims of Hope », we celebrate St. Teresa of Jesus on October 15 : she often exclaimed in her prayers, « O my Hope and my Father and my Creator and my true Lord and Brother!…
Rome September 17-24, 2025 Our Middle East and North Africa Federation met in Rome for its Assembly: a location accessible to all of us from our countries at war or in conflict. Our Father General, Miguel Marquez…
In Carmel, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross opens the way that leads us to the Lord’s Passover, and we do so by renewing our vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity. This is our…
The Feast of the Dormition is a major celebration, with Orthodox and Catholics coming together to celebrate the Mother of God, “the PANAYEIA,” the ALL-HOLY ONE. The Virgin Mary is indeed much loved in Greece, where she…
« Federation is an important structure of communion between monasteries sharing the same charism, lest they remain isolated » (1). Our federation of Carmelite monasteries in the Middle East and North Africa was born from the association…
Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the context of the Jubilee of Hope Mount Carmel, whose beauty is extolled in the Bible, has always been a sacred mountain. The prophet Elijah made it a refuge…
In every heart, every family, every community… The Holy Spirit is blowing… It is the Spirit of the Risen One, coming to bring something new; let us not fear this breath of fresh air! Will we allow…