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Meditation on the Seven O' Antiphons: O' Rising Sun Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written...

Meditation on the Seven O' Antiphons: O' King Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written copie...

Meditation on the Seven O' Antiphons: O' Emmanuel Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written c...

Meditation on the Seven O' Antiphons: O' Wisdom Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written cop...

The Solemnity of St John of the Cross Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written copies subscribe by ema...

Third Sunday of Advent Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written copies subscribe by emailing podcasts@...

The Solemnity of Immaculate Conception Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written copies subscribe by em...

Second Sunday of Advent Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford ( carmelite.uk.net ). To receive audio and written copies subscribe by emailing podcasts...

First Sunday of Advent: Welcoming Christ the Hope of Humanity Word & Wisdom is a weekly reflection on the Sunday’s scriptures and the wisdom of the Carmelite tradition. It promises to offer you real spiritual food to sustain you on the journey. This WORD and WISDOM Podcast comes to you from the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, Oxford (carmelite.uk.net).  To receive audio and written...

This final step calls us to return—to come back home. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to different ways, but now it is time to return. The Father awaits our return with love beyond all-telling. We are invited to come home and surrender to the Father by falling into his open arms. His arms are ever open, and he keeps waiting for our return. Books on Carmelite Saints and...

This step calls for renunciation. St. John of the Cross teaches that renunciation is the key to liberation. The more we practice renunciation, the deeper we go into the joy of the liberation of the children of God. Fr. Alex and Dr. Susan lead us through this conversation. Books on Carmelite Saints and Carmelite Spirituality can be found at: http://carmelite.org.uk Do you prefer to watch this podca...

We always pray: Come, oh Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of the faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love. We greatly require this prayer in our lives, particularly during challenging and cold moments in our journey. These difficult times are aided and rekindled by the flame of God’s love. What is more on this step? Kindly join Fr. Alex and Dr. Susan as they explore this step. Books on...

Welcome to the fourth step, ‘Rejoice’. After coming away with the Lord for a retreat, we can only rejoice and be full of thanksgiving. Fr. Alex and Dr. Susan take us on a journey that traces a link between rejoicing, prayer, giving thanks, and gratitude. When we rejoice, we are also praying, giving thanks, and expressing gratitude. This step reminds us of Paul’s invitation: Rejoice in the Lord alw...

This episode invites us to come away, pause and get refreshed. We may have treated ourselves to different things, but now the Lord wants to treat us to something different, extraordinary and more refreshing. This is a time to pause, and seek intimacy with the Lord who is present to us. Retreat is not a timeout on this pilgrimage, but one of the steps on the pilgrimage of prayer. Books on Carmelite...

In this episode, our watch word is “Rejuvenate.” Whilst still guided by John of the Cross, we have many instances of when he was rejuvenated. During and after his prison experience, he was rejuvenated. This experience is seen in the light of coming out of the bitterness of the crucifixion into the joy of the resurrection. On this pilgrimage of prayer, we are looking forward to the Paschal Mystery...

In this series, there is a beautiful ensemble formed by the Sacred Scripture and the Sayings of Light and Love of St. John of the Cross. Fr. Alex and Susan take hold of the riches in these two holy resources to help us as we pilgrimage to God in prayer. It is consoling to hear John of the Cross say that as we search for God, God is searching for us even more than we can imagine. We seek God to be...

The Prayer to the Trinity is famous, inspiring, but always accessible. This fourth episode on Elizabeth of the Trinity shows us that the ideals for which she asks God for help are common to all Christian prayer: a longing to pray more deeply, in peace and tranquillity; to have greater intimacy with Christ; and to grow in his likeness and let him live in us fully. The Prayer also shows us a way to...

The Greatness of Our Vocation and Let Yourself Be Loved could well be called “ letters of encouragement ”. In the first, which Elizabeth addressed to a young friend in September 1906, she invites a teenage girl, full of ideals, to aim for the heights with her life – for holiness. The second letter, written for Elizabeth’s prioress the following month, is an invitation to believe that God loves us...

In August 1906, Elizabeth wrote Heaven in Faith, a short work outlining her main ideas on prayer, as a gift for her sister, Guite, who was a wife and mother – teachings which can be lived out fully, whether inside or outside the cloister. Our second episode explores the practical ways in which we can live with God in our daily life; Mary as model of a contemplative-in-action; and how to let oursel...

In this first episode, we are introduced to St Elizabeth Catez (1880-1906) – a young woman with a rich and vibrant personality, and an accomplished musician – and to some of the main themes of her message on prayer which are helpful for all of us today: the indwelling of God in the soul, relationship with the three Persons of the Trinity, and the ways in which the great teachers of Carmel, Sts Ter...

John of the Cross, the great mystic, inspires his brothers and sisters to embark on the journey of the ascent to Mount Carmel. At the top of the mountain is God, and it is fitting that we journey to the summit to encounter God. However, he proposes that we desire nothing as we journey through the narrow and rough path that leads to God. He teaches that detachment is necessary for this ascent. The...

St Teresa of Avila, the teacher of prayer, as some may call her was once a student of prayer. She had the ardent desire to pray, but she experienced difficulties in prayer during her early years. However, the Lord granted her that gift, made her advance in her life of prayer and she shared it with us. St Teresa is a great gift and inspiration to many who are on the way to perfection. Books on Carm...

Mary is the mother of our Lord and our mother. Interestingly, Mary has a special place for the Carmelites because she is an inspiration, a mother, and a sister. This plays out strongly because we are the "Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel." Through her, the gospel of prayer and intercession continues to resound. Fr. Matt brings out clearly how contemplative disposition...

Fr. Matt Blake and Fr. Yamai Bature are Discalced Carmelite Friars. In this series, they are taking us to the very origins of the Carmelite prayer. This series is named "Inspiration Series" because we will be exploring what inspired the Carmelite Saints and all Carmelites in their approach to prayer. This episode explores the figure of Elijah in the Scriptures, in the history of the Carm...

Bishop Greg, yet again, highlights a few more helpful tips on what we make of our own prayer experience. This time, it is not just about our prayer and our experiences, but also about Christ’s prayer and experiences. Bishop Greg takes us into a deeper understanding of what St. Teresa of Avila meant when she constantly referred us to the humanity of Christ. He highlights that the humanity of Christ...