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Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCDS)

We are a community of lay persons who live according to the spirit of the Order of Discalced Carmelites in our secular state of life.

Our calling is to live in the world an evangelical life of fraternal communion instilled with the spirit of contemplative prayer and apostolic zeal according to the example and teaching of the Carmelite saints, especially Saint Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Therese of Lisieux.

 

About Us

Our community began in 1991 in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. We meet on the second Sunday of each month at St. Anne Church (St. Paul of the Cross Parish) at 10:30 a.m.  Catholics who feel called to live the spirituality of Carmel are most welcome. Please reach out to our President through the Prayer Request… Continue reading About Us

What We are Reading

Candidate Formation: The Interior Castle, Study Edition. Community Formation: Teresa of Avila: 100 Themes on Her Life and Work Ongoing Formation: Teresa of Avila the Book of her Life