Carmelite Charism
Jesus Christ gave his disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit and the mission to proclaim salvation to the whole world. To live out the full dimension of this command is to pursue the "spiritual life."...
View ArticleOur Rule, The rule of St. Albert
The rule of life given to the Carmelites by St. Albert Avogadro between the years 1206 - 1214, was finally approved as the true and proper Rule of Carmel by Innocenzo in 1247 and later underwent...
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Rev. John Horan, O. Carm. Executive Director, Carmelite InstituteOn a snowy Saturday morning in February of 2010, accompanied by two other friars, I went to an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute in...
View ArticleOur Mission
As Carmelites of the North American Province of St. Elias, our primary mission is to follow Jesus Christ through prayer, fraternity, and prophetic service and presence in the spirit of Mary and...
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