October: Dedicated to the Holy Rosary
“The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known…The power of the rosary is beyond description”.
An Introduction to the Secular Order of Disclaced Carmelites by Fr Aloysius Deeney
Fr Aloysius Deeney OCD played a key role in establishing OCDS in Oceania. Learn more about the OCDS from his perspective!
OCDS Christchurch Retreat 2022
Mystical Love with our Carmelite Saints. 18-20 November 2022, Christchurch, NZ.
Happy Birthday to Our Lady
Today the Church celebrates the birthday of Our Lady – mother of Jesus and mother of the Church. Your mother and mine.
September: Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows
We are Blest. We have a new Council, a good strong one, thanks be to God.
Our retiring Council… how can we thank them sufficiently for their steady guidance throughout the ongoing Covid lockdowns and giving of their time and talents unstintingly as we seek to grow evermore in the charism of Carmel.
Marian Fallon’s Definitive Promise at Carmel Monastery
A homily by Fr Rick Loughnan on the occasion (3rd July 2022).
August: Dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
As we come to the close of our term as Council of the Peace of Christ Community, I wish to thank each and everyone of you for your support and trust in us in the past three years.
Letter from Fr. General to the OCDS – 29 July 2022
A letter to OCDS from Fr Miguel Marquez Calle, OCD, our superior general.
Canonisation of St Titus Brandsma, O.Carm
On 15 May 2022, Blessed Titus Brandsma, O.Carm. (Carmelite friar, priest & martyr) was canonised in a ceremony in Rome presided over the Holy Father.
With Mary, Sister: Hope and Way
Letter to the whole order on the Solemnity of the Virgin of Carmel 2022 by Br Miguel Marquez Calle OCD, Superior General of the Discalced Carmelites