More reflections from the Christchurch silent retreat
December 10, 2024
Rebecca, a new visiting retreatant from the Catholic Enquiry Centre, wrote up her experience of the Nov ’24 Christchurch Silent Retreat.
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Rebecca, a new visiting retreatant from the Catholic Enquiry Centre, wrote up her experience of the Nov ’24 Christchurch Silent Retreat.
Silence is the way to foster holiness. Our experience of silence can be positive or negative. It can mean peace, calm, joy… or it can mean loneliness or even traumatic.
We have fond memories of the First Promise ceremony – Fr Michael-Thérèse offered a moving Mass & homily for our lovely ladies, Ann-Marie, Catherine & Therese
Welcome The newly professed Sr Lauren of the Cross made her First Profession (Promises) at the Christchurch Carmelite Monastery on 15th October 2024. It has
November is a special time to remember all those who have died, especially in Mass intentions. We especially remember members of our Community who died recently.
Pope Francis filled our Order & the Church with utmost joy through the decree publication on the heroic virtues of Sr Maria Lucia of Jesus & Immaculate Heart.
In December 2020, the National Council for the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites of Australia, Samoa & Tonga released their inaugural quarterly newsletter showcasing regional OCDS news. Since then there have been quaterly updates.
Have a read below!
We are helping Fr Jérôme, OCD in providing education for the children in Goma (Democratic Republic of Congo). The thermometer image below shows how much we have raised to date. The children attend a school called the “Way of Perfection”. Kindly get in touch if you’re able to donate!
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