Writings and teaching

Making time free for God

Silent prayer is not about achieving something. It is about remaining with the One who was already waiting for us.

Vacare Deo · Fr. Yohanes Indrakusuma, O.Carm · 2 August 2026

The Jesus Prayer: one name, one breath

To say the name of Jesus slowly, throughout the day, until the name descends from the mind into the heart.

Jesus Prayer · Fr. Yohanes Indrakusuma, O.Carm · 19 July 2026

Elijah on Mount Horeb

The Lord was not in the great wind, nor the earthquake, nor the fire, but in a still small voice. Carmel learns to listen from there.

Elijah · Fr. Antonius Saputra, CSE · 5 July 2026

Mary, who kept all these things

Mary says little in the Gospels. She keeps and ponders. That is the basic disposition of a Carmelite.

Our Lady · Sr. Maria Fransiska, PKarm · 21 June 2026

What life in the Spirit means

The experience of the Holy Spirit is not a summit reached by a few. It is the beginning of an ordinary Christian life.

Life in the Spirit · Fr. Yohanes Indrakusuma, O.Carm · 7 June 2026

Love the Lord your God with all your heart

Mark 12:30 is the scriptural ground of this community. All means that no part is kept back for oneself.

Scripture · Fr. Petrus Handoko, CSE · 24 May 2026

The early Church and our cells today

Acts 2:41-47 describes people who devoted themselves to the teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Cell life · Sr. Theresia Wulan, PKarm · 10 May 2026

Teresa of Avila on patience

Let nothing disturb you. Patience obtains all things. Old counsel that is still held onto here.

Carmelite saints · Sr. Maria Fransiska, PKarm · 26 April 2026

When a cell must divide

A painful parting and at the same time a sign of life. How a growing cell is divided quietly.

Cell life · General Servants Council · 12 April 2026