You can download and save the scripture texts, reflections and prayers for Lectio Divina for each day of this month. Lectio Divina is a traditional way of praying the Scriptures. Visit our Lectio Divina page for more information about how to pray using Lectio Divina. Join our Lectio Online group. We meet every Friday at 10am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) [You are welcome to join from other time zones, eg. Perth/Singapore/Philippines: 7am; Timor-Leste/Tokyo: 8am; New Zealand: 12pm; Los Angeles: Thursday 4pm; New York/Toronto: Thursday 7pm] to prayerfully reflect on the Gospel of the coming Sunday. 

Fr Martinho Da Costa joined more than 500 candidates from many different countries in becoming Australian citizens on Wednesday 30 October.

Br Silvestre Alves will be ordained priest and Br Agostinho Dos Santos will be ordained deacon by Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva on 9 November in Hera, Timor-Leste.

Shema is a call to conversion: to listen deeply with the heart and to respond to God’s grace and mercy with love, faithfulness and obedience.

The Provincials and delegates of the Asia, Australia, Oceania region of the Order met from 14-17 October in Malang, Indonesia.

There are all kinds of blindness - physical, lack of insight or perception, an unwillingness to see a confronting reality, and so on.

On this World Mission Day, 20 October 2024, the Carmelites of Australia and Timor-Leste are inspired by Pope Francis’ message, “Go and invite everyone to the banquet” (Mt 22:9).

They’re at it again! One might be forgiven for wondering at just how slow the disciples are in getting Jesus’ message.

In the Jewish tradition, wealth was seen as a blessing from God and the wealthy person as especially favoured by God. Along with the idea of divine blessing and favour came a divine obligation (often ignored) – the care of God’s poor.

The Congress of Lay Carmelites was held in Rome from September 15-21, 2024 with the theme: Lay Carmelites: Called to Set the World on Fire.