The great Advent journey begins. The Advent readings are a rich tapestry of images centered on the truth that God has come among us. We do not pretend that we are waiting for Jesus to be born in a stable. That happened once, a long time ago, and it will not happen again. We remember that birth as we remember our own birthdays.

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Albino Dos Santos was ordained to the priesthood and Marcolino Gomes to the deaconate in a moving ceremony on Saturday 12 November at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Middle Park (VIC).

This week Carmelites from Australia and Timor-Leste gathered in Melbourne for our triennial Chapter meeting. We were joined by the Prior General, Fr Miċeál O'Neill, who travelled from Rome to be with us.

Carmel Impact’s 2021 Annual Report is now available for download here.

Passages of Scripture, like today’s Gospel, can leave us feeling disturbed. Talk of destruction, wars, revolutions, persecution and betrayal by close family members can be quite unsettling.

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The rather ridiculous scenario the Sadducees put to Jesus in today’s Gospel was meant to show how ridiculous belief in resurrection was.

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Next week 32 Carmelites from Australia and Timor-Leste will gather in Melbourne for their triennial Chapter meeting. They will be joined by the Prior General, Fr Miċeál O'Neill.

Today the church prays for all those who have died. We pray in faith and hope. As St Paul says, what proves that God loves us is that Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by his death we have been made righteous in the eyes of God.

The Feast of All Saints has its origins in a 5th century feast of “All Martyrs”. In the 7th century, by which time the era of martyrdom had largely passed, it became “All Saints”.

The Carmelites of Australia and Timor-Leste remember the 25th of each month as “Orange Day”, a day to raise awareness and take action to eliminating violence against women and girls (VAWG) around the world. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from violence against women and girls.