News Archive
Monday, 30 September 2019 16:32
St Thérèse of Lisieux
1 October is the feast day of St Thérèse of Lisieux famous for her teaching on the 'the little way of confidence and love' found…
Wednesday, 25 September 2019 14:22
Thank You, Lifetime Partners
Some of our loyal donors have been supporting the Carmelites for over 30 years. They are our Lifetime Partners. Recently, we invited those in Victoria…
Sunday, 22 September 2019 11:17
General Chapter meets Pope Francis
Yesterday members of the General Chapter shared a private audience with Pope Francis. Receiving the General Chapter members of the Carmelite Order on September 21,…
Thursday, 19 September 2019 16:02
General Council Elections
Today the participants at the Carmelite General Chapter in Rome elected the members of the General Council who will represent the four geographic regions of…
Wednesday, 18 September 2019 10:51
General Chapter Elections
As well as electing Fr Mícéal Prior General yesterday, the General Chapter elected also Fr Benny Phang as Vice Prior General, Fr Michael Farrugia as…
Wednesday, 18 September 2019 10:45
Mícéal O'Neill new Prior General
Fr Mícéal O'Neill has been elected the new Prior General of the Carmelites. Fr Mícéal, a member of the Irish Province, is currently the Prior…
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 17:03
Discretion and Virtue: The Rule of Albert of Jerusalem
For the Carmelite, after the Bible, the most important document in our lives is the Rule of St Albert. Despite being the shortest rule of…
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 14:22
Australian speaks to General Chapter
Acclaimed Australian spiritual author, retreat master and scholar, Fr Michael Casey OCSO, gave one of the major addresses at the General Chapter. Fr Michael from…
Tuesday, 17 September 2019 09:27
New Lay Carm Moderator & Secretary
The Provincial Council has appointed Gabrielle Fogarty as the new Moderator of the Lay Carmelites and Vera Cleary as Secretary. Both attended the recent Provincial…
Monday, 16 September 2019 16:44
Carmelites learn photography
Some of our young Carmelite students in Timor are learning photography. The course is being taught by Mr Isidoro dos Santos Correia over 4 Saturdays…
Thursday, 12 September 2019 15:22
Dili now an Archdiocese
On Wednesday 10 September Pope Francis gathered the 3 dioceses in Timor-Leste into a new 'ecclesiastical province' with Dili now becoming an Archdiocese and the…
Thursday, 12 September 2019 14:57
General Chapter Opening Mass
You can view highlights from the Opening Mass of the General Chapter and listen to some points from Fr Fernando's homily by clicking here. You…
Tuesday, 10 September 2019 16:39
Prayer for the General Chapter
You are warmly invited to join the Carmelite Family in prayer for the General Chapter. Here is the official General Chapter prayer: Lord, you have…
Tuesday, 10 September 2019 16:16
Celebrating 20 years of Independence
It's 20 years since the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. Mayra Walsh, Community Development Coordinator for the Carmelite of Australia & Timor-Leste,…
Sunday, 08 September 2019 17:35
Off to Rome for the General Chapter 2019
Frs Paul Cahill (Prior Provincial), Bruce Clark and Carlito Da Silva are the representing the Carmelites of Australia & Timor-Leste at the General Chapter of…
Monday, 05 August 2019 10:22
Remembering Vote for Independence
August and September are very significant for Timor-Leste this year as it celebrates the 20th anniversary of voting for independence and remembers the violence and…
Saturday, 27 July 2019 04:24
Feast of Bl Titus Brandsma
Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite, scholar and writer who was killed in Dachau Concentration Camp because of his stance against Nazism. Born in The…
Friday, 26 July 2019 16:09
Celebrating 60 years of service
Carmelites, Fr Maurice Barry and Fr Jerome Watt are celebrating their 60th anniversary of Ordination this month. Fr Maurice was ordained on 12 July 1959…
Friday, 26 July 2019 06:07
Sts Joachim & Anne
Carmelites celebrate the memory of Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary, today. Very early in the history of the Order feast days for…
Wednesday, 24 July 2019 05:06
Blessed John Soreth
Today the Carmelite family celebrates the feast of Blessed John Soreth (c.1395 – 1471), Prior General and reformer of the Carmelite Order. During his time…
