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DISCALCED CARMELITE FRIARS in Kenya, like Brother Harrison Irungu, O.C.D., raise livestock
to support themselves. Work is an important part of Carmelite life.
melite aims to have a loving care for
God’s people, holding all their needs
in the heart of their prayer.
Carmelite prayer
Unlike many other spiritual tradi-
tions in the church, Carmelite prayer
offers no “method,” no specific steps
or stages for the praying person to
follow. That can be very freeing but
also frustrating for 21st-century peo-
ple looking for evidence of “success”
and results even in their relationship
with God.
CARMELITE RESOURCES
ONLINE
O.Carm.-O.C.D. web portal: ocarm-ocd.org
Order of Carmelites Index of Carmelite Topics:
Order of Discalced Carmelites, General House:
discalcedcarmel.com
CarmelStream: carmelstream.com
BOOKS
ICS Publications, publishers of the works of Carmelites including Teresa
of Avila, John of the Cross, Thérèse of Lisieux, Edith
Stein, and others: icspublications.org
The Carmelite Tradition by Steven Payne, O.C.D. (Liturgi-
cal Press, 2011)
The Springs of Carmel: An Introduction to Carmelite
Spirituality by Peter Slattery, O.Carm. (Alba House, 1991)
Several Carmelite men’s and women’s communities advertise on the
VISION Vocation Network. Go to
VocationNetwork.org to learn more.
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