The Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality promotes renewal and growth of the spiritual life drawing on the richness of the Carmelite tradition.
The centre is based at the Carmelite Priory, Boars Hill, Oxford.
23/12/2022
Wishing everyone a Happy and Blessed Christmas!! See you all in 2023! (last blogpost of 2022)
Christmas baking and Edith Stein For many families, the first sign of the coming festivities comes, after the advent wreath, with baking. Smells of cookies, cakes and bread ...
15/12/2022
https://intothewilddiscalced.blogspot.com/2022/12/as-year-draws-to-closeboth-earthly-and.html
As Advent comes to end and we approach Christmas
As the year draws to a close.....both earthly and divine As Catholics we stand in an interesting place: we follow two calendars that are not always in sync. There is the liturgical calendar accord...
09/12/2022
https://intothewilddiscalced.blogspot.com/2022/12/mary-new-ark-of-covenant.html
The Virgin Mary, new ark of the Covenant and Advent
Mary, the new ark of the covenant There really is no passage in the entire Bible that for me forms the link between the Old and the New Testament quite so clearly as the Virg...
24/11/2022
https://intothewilddiscalced.blogspot.com/2022/11/edith-stein-from-judaism-through.html
Edith Stein and the Prompting of the Holy Spirit
Edith Stein- from Judaism through Atheism to Catholicism Recently, during a talk about Edith Stein on Radio Maria, the action of the Holy Spirit on her soul stood out to me. The speaker was asked a...
17/11/2022
https://intothewilddiscalced.blogspot.com/2022/11/at-closing-of-day.html
At the closing of the day...... The month of November begins with All Souls and All Saints. This coincides with a shortening of the day, the hours of darkness mark the rhyt...
16/11/2022
From our Young Adult's Ministry
Hino Oficial | JMJ Lisboa 2023 | Vídeo Oficial HÁ PRESSA NO AR Hino oficial da JMJ Lisboa 2023 | Official theme song of WYD Lisbon 2023Letra:1. De todo o mundo para este lugar, Partimos, voámos, chegámos ...
08/11/2022
https://www.carmelite.uk.net/online-talks-retreats/advent-with-the-angels/
Prepare for Christmas at Boars Hill!
Young Adult Retreat: Advent with the Angels - Carmelite Friars 2nd– 4th December This Young Adult Advent weekend retreat is devoted to reflecting on the role of the angels in the Christmas story, beginning with who and what these heavenly beings are. The retreat will offer participants the opportunity to delve into the mystery of Christmas and to discover how...
07/11/2022
https://intothewilddiscalced.blogspot.com/2022/11/medina-del-campo-beginnings-outside-of.html
New Instalment (virus had us out of commission these past few days) About our visit to Medina del Campo where St Teresa and St John met
Medina del Campo: beginnings outside of Avila After a few days off sick with an unknown virus, we are back. We returned from Avila a week ago yesterday, the day that stands out in memory...
07/11/2022
If you are in Oxford tonight join us for the new Bible Study Group for young adults (18-35), we will be looking at some of the passages in Paul's letters on prayer. 7.30 Holyrood Parish Hall Abingdon Rd.
Living Flame Group - Carmelite Spirituaity Carmelite in the UK would like to welcome you to the Living Flame Group for young adults and offer you support and guidance.
29/10/2022
https://intothewilddiscalced.blogspot.com/2022/10/gods-calling-teresa-and-edith.html
Disobedience and God's calling (John of the Cross, Teresa, and Edith Stein)
God's Calling- Teresa and Edith On Thursday we went to Toledo, a city that played a role in St Teresa's work and St John's life. It was a place not without difficulties and...