“To celebrate Christmas, then, is to receive on earth the surprises of Heaven. We cannot simply live an earthly existence when Heaven has brought its news to the world. Christmas inaugurates a new epoch where life is…
It is a text that has been given honest and serious thought so as to be a joint declaration of good and heartfelt aspirations. It is a document that invites all persons who have faith in God and faith in human fraternity to unite and work together so that it may serve as a guide for future generations to advance a culture of mutual respect in the awareness of the great divine grace that makes all human beings brothers and sisters.
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” (Lk. 24,5)
Haifa 1919-2019
“Spes nostra, salve”, these words of the Salve Regina that we sing every Saturday in Carmel, repeat to the Blessed Virgin that she is our hope.
This quotation from the preface of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, explicitly expresses the meaning of the Carmelite habit. The hermits of Mount Carmel, from the very beginning of their life in Palestine,…
The little Arab, our holy Carmelite of Bethlehem, never ceased to radiate prayerful fervor, especially since her canonization on the 17 May 2015. The pilgrimage of her relics was an occasion embracing a message of prayer…
«This love has now been made visible and tangible in Jesus’ entire life. His person is nothing but love, a love given gratuitously » (MV 8). «… it is not the same thing to have known…
A study evening was organized at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, following the publication of the Hebrew translation of the book of Mansions or Interior Castle, “Ha-tira-ha- penimit”. A similar event was organized in Tel Aviv…
«Your souls shall rejoice in his mercy … » is one of the antiphons sung during the Office of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a solemnity celebrated on the 16th of July. There are many other…