Shema is a call to conversion: to listen deeply with the heart and to respond to God’s grace and mercy with love, faithfulness and obedience.

The Provincials and delegates of the Asia, Australia, Oceania region of the Order met from 14-17 October in Malang, Indonesia.

There are all kinds of blindness - physical, lack of insight or perception, an unwillingness to see a confronting reality, and so on.

On this World Mission Day, 20 October 2024, the Carmelites of Australia and Timor-Leste are inspired by Pope Francis’ message, “Go and invite everyone to the banquet” (Mt 22:9).

They’re at it again! One might be forgiven for wondering at just how slow the disciples are in getting Jesus’ message.

In the Jewish tradition, wealth was seen as a blessing from God and the wealthy person as especially favoured by God. Along with the idea of divine blessing and favour came a divine obligation (often ignored) – the care of God’s poor.

The Congress of Lay Carmelites was held in Rome from September 15-21, 2024 with the theme: Lay Carmelites: Called to Set the World on Fire.

Pope Francis has calls today, 7 October, a day of prayer and fasting for peace.

One of the great themes of Mark’s Gospel is that, in Jesus, all things are being restored to God’s original purpose. That gives us a bit of context for the words of Jesus.

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 in her autobiography, The Story of a Soul.