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Sisters of Mount Carmel Mark 175 Years of Service in LouisianaBy: By Sister Lawrence Habetz, O.Carm.

2008 marks the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Mount Carmel’s arrival in Louisiana. The theme of the 175th is “We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe” from Marty Haugen’s song, We Remember. A liturgy and reception was celebrated at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist...

Thank You, Carmelites
By: Father Nelson Belizario, O.Carm.

For the last two years, the Peace and Justice Commission has been requesting some report on the use of grants from the Province. So this seems a good time to share some of the inspiring stories that we have been hearing.

Stained Glass Windows at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
By: Anita Flueck and Cindy Perazzo

When the building project was completed in 2003, impressive art glass was included in the backdrop of the altar. However, the huge banks of glass windows at either side of the altar remained clear glass. Parishioner Anita Flueck had a dream of something magnificent for those clear glass window panes that would extend the art glass from behind the altar.

Carmel in India
By: Father John Malley, O.Carm.

Two weeks after the terrorist tragedy in Mumbai (Bombay) at the end of November, I left for a month’s visit to our Carmelite Family in India. My visit could not have been safer, or more rewarding. My deepest impression was one of HOPE...

The Xiberta Center: A New Facility for Carmelite Formation
By: Father Gregory Houck, O.Carm.

The new residence for Carmelite students studying at the graduate theology level is named after the Spanish Carmelite, Father Bartolomé Xiberta. The Center is the residence and formation house for Latin American Carmelite students of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Province.

Carmel Catholic High School Celebrates Catholic Schools Week 2009
By: Dawn Jenich

Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of Catholic schools and their contribution to their communities and the nation, was celebrated in January. For more than three decades, the nation’s Catholic schools have spent the last week of January recalling what makes Catholic education special.

Needles
By: Sal Lema

Father Michael Flynn, O.Carm. has the dual role of Carmelite priest and doctor of psychology. “I have always seen my work as my way of loving God whom I do not see by loving my fellow man whom I do; this I believe is the fundamental message left by Jesus.”

Christopher Iannizzotto, O.Carm., Ordained to the PriesthoodBy: Very Reverend Michael Kissane, O.Carm.

Despite a big snowstorm the day before, a large number of people were present at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown, New York, on December 20, 2008, for the priesthood ordination of Reverend Brother Christopher Iannizzotto.

A Visit to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center
By: Father Gregory Houck, O.Carm.

There is almost an Evergladeslike feel to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center. Spanish moss hangs from all the trees—some cypress, some palms, lots of oaks. The Center itself is built in the center of a large loop that the Myakka River makes as it nears the Gulf of Mexico, so it is almost entirely surrounded by water.