Discalced Carmelite Friars - Washington Province - Vocation Office

12/02/2025

Several of our friars have served as FOCUS chaplains in recent years. Perhaps you'll recognize one in this inspiring video!

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10/26/2025

Today we had the joy of celebrating the 25th ordination anniversary of our brother, Fr. Don Brick, at Saint John's Seminary. May God bless him with many more years of faithful service!

09/15/2025

Congratulations to Br. Isaiah, Br. Nathanael, Br. John-Magdalene, and Br. Moses, who made their solemn professions yesterday. Br. Isaiah, Br. John-Magdalene, and Br. Moses were also ordained to the diaconate today. Please pray that they continue to be faithful sons of our Holy Mother St. Teresa of Jesus and our Holy Father St. John of the Cross!

09/13/2025

It's a full house at the monastery this weekend as we prepare to celebrate the solemn vows of our brothers later today. Please pray for Brs. John-Magdalene, Isaiah, Nathanael, and Moses!

10/17/2024

Congratulations to our brothers who made their first profession of vows as Discalced Carmelites on the Solemnity of Our Holy Mother, St. Teresa of Jesus: Br. David Elia of the Eucharist, Br. Vincent Thomas of Divine Providence, Br. Luke of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Br. Alec of the Sacred Heart, and Br. John of the Incarnation.

10/03/2024

St. Thérèse is #2 on Apple podcasts! Let us know what you think!

🎉 Thanks to YOU, "Catholic Classics" climbed to #2 on Apple’s "Religion & Spirituality" chart (even ahead of BIY) and is now one of Apple’s Top 40 podcasts in the U.S.!

🌹 How amazing is it that a podcast reading through "The Little Flower's" writings is making such a big impact?

🙏 St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us!

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09/13/2024

Check out our very own Fr. Michael-Joseph on the Catholic Classics podcast, leading us this season through St. Thérèse's Story of a Soul:

‘Story of a Soul’ podcast brings to life the “little way” of St. ThérèseSeason 3 of Ascension Press’s Catholic Classics podcast, hosted by Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris of St. Thérèse, OCD, will present Story of a Soul. September 8, 2024 Susan Ciancio The Disp...

07/19/2024

Congratulations to our brothers Victor of the Resurrection, Michael of Divine Mercy, and John of All Saints who celebrated their solemn profession this morning. Please say a prayer for these friars and consider donating to support our Carmelite Mission in Kenya: https://www.discalcedcarmel.org/donate
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Join us as we witness our brothers, Br. Victor of Resurrection, Br. John of All Saints and Br. Michael of Divine Mercy, as they take their final vows in Carmel.

05/08/2024

Do you struggle with distractions, drowsiness, and dryness in prayer? Check out our latest CarmelCast episode to learn from the wisdom of St. Thérèse!

Distractions, drowsiness, dryness... these are struggles that we all face during our times of prayer. In this episode, we sit down with Fr. Marc Foley, OCD to discuss what St. Thérèse can teach us about how to approach these difficulties in prayer.

05/01/2024

Happy feast of St. Joseph the Worker from our Carmlite brothers in Kenya!
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04/29/2024

How can we pray without ceasing? In this episode of CarmelCast, Fr. Steven Payne shares the wisdom of Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection.

Pope Francis has named this year, 2024, a year dedicated to prayer. This season of CarmelCast will examine this essential element of the spiritual life to help you go deeper in your prayer. In this episode, we sit down with Fr. Steven Payne, OCD to discuss how we can always remain in God's presence

04/24/2024

Do you REALLY know how to pray? Check out the first episode of this series as we learn how to pray from the Carmelite saints:

Pope Francis has named this year, 2024, a year dedicated to prayer. This season of CarmelCast will examine this essential element of the spiritual life to help you go deeper in your prayer. In this episode, we will start at the very beginning by discussing what prayer is and the fundamental virtues