News Archive
Saturday, 08 August 2015 17:14
Farewell, Fr Frank
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Middle Park VIC was filled to capacity for the Funeral Mass for Fr Frank Shortis, OCarm on Friday 31…
Wednesday, 05 August 2015 15:37
5 New Solemnly Professed
On Saturday 18 July 5 young East Timorese Carmelites made their Solemn Profession (life commitment) in the Carmelite Order. Brs Donato De Jesus Marcal, Agostinho…
Friday, 31 July 2015 16:48
JPIC Newsletter - August 2015
Monthly newsletter of the Carmelite Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Commission. In this issue:A reflection on Laudato Si' by Peter WhiteOne Creation by Peter…
Friday, 24 July 2015 15:19
Fr Frank Shortis, OCarm. RIP
The Carmelites of Australia and East Timor are mourning the loss today of Fr Frank Shortis who died peacefully in the early hours of this…
Thursday, 16 July 2015 10:19
Feast day Greetings - Solemnity of the Prophet Elijah
Today is the Solemnity of the Prophet Elijah. Carmelites look to Elijah as an inspiration for their way of life. The first Carmelites settled on…
Thursday, 16 July 2015 09:57
Feast day Greetings - Solemnity of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Today is the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, the Carmelites' principal feast day. The first hermits on Mount Carmel built a church in…
Sunday, 12 July 2015 13:59
Convite - You're invited...
On Saturday 18 July 5 young Timorese Carmelites will make their solemn Profession (life commitment) in the Order. Among them is Br Januario Pinto who…
Sunday, 05 July 2015 15:30
Prior General's Message for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Fr Fernando Millián (Prior General of the Carmelites) has written a special message to the whole Order as we approach the Novena and Feast of…
Thursday, 02 July 2015 17:20
Nine Days of Prayer for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Making a novena (from the Latin for nine) has a long tradition in the Church. Typically, it means nine successive days of prayer. Each year,…
Thursday, 02 July 2015 15:34
Celebrating 70 years of Mothers' Mass
This year we will be celebrating the 70th annual Mothers’ Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park (VIC). Mass…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 11:15
Carmel Contact July 2015
Welcome to this special issue celebrating the 70th anniversary of our annual Mothers' Mass. First celebrated in 1945 this mass has been offered for all…
Tuesday, 30 June 2015 12:56
Canonisation of parents of St Thérèse of Lisieux
Pope Francis has approved decrees permitting the canonisation of the parents of St Thérèse of Lisieux.Louis and Zélie Martin will be the first couple to…
Sunday, 28 June 2015 18:21
Testing Times for Br Sean
This teacher genuinely relates to struggling students. As part of a special promotion in The Weekly Review (June 10-16 2015) Br Sean Keefe from Whitefriars…
Sunday, 28 June 2015 18:11
Carmelite Sisters flourish in Zumalai
The Sisters of Mount Carmel's mission work in Timor-Leste has been enormously blessed since its foundation on 18 July 2013. Four young Timorese women have…
Sunday, 28 June 2015 11:33
JPIC Newsletter - July 2015
Monthly newsletter of the Carmelite Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Commission. This month's issue is all about Pope Francis' new Encyclical, Laudato Si' -…
Wednesday, 24 June 2015 10:33
Laudato Si - On the care of our common home
Pope Francis has released his long-awaited encyclical on climate change and the care of the earth, Laudato Si (Praise be to You). The document “will…
Friday, 19 June 2015 13:40
The Vine - June 2015
Welcome to the latest issue of The Vine, our Lay Carmelite Newsletter for Australia and New Zealand. In this issue: Peter White introduces the new-look…
Friday, 19 June 2015 12:46
Our new Deacons
Congratulations to our new Deacons, Brothers Fausto Tilman De Arajuo and Carlito Da Costa Araujo, who were ordained to the diaconate in the Carmelite parish…
Saturday, 30 May 2015 13:45
Carmelite Family Gathers for Assembly
Fifty members of the Carmelite Family in Australia will gather this week in Melbourne. Friars, Lay Carmelites, and representatives from The Carmelite Centre, Melbourne, the…
Saturday, 30 May 2015 12:40
JPIC Newsletter - June 2015
From the Carmelite Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Commission. In this issue: Pope Francis' new encyclical on the Environment is soon to be released…
