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News
from the Province & Beyond. . .
News from the Province. . .
The Carmelite Forum of
Britain & Ireland and The Carmelite Institute of Britain & Ireland Annual
Lecture
“The Carmelite Tradition Speaks to us Today” will be given by Fr Kevin
Culligan, OCD, on Saturday, 11 September, 2010, in Terenure College.
Registration begins at 1.30pm and will conclude with Evening Prayer at
5.00pm. For further information please ring 086 384 5081.
Death of Fr Peter Gerald Toner, O.Carm.
It is with sadness
that the Irish Province records the death of Fr Peter Gerald Toner, O.Carm.,
in Zimbabwe on June 11th, following a traffic accident in late
May. Born in Co Meath in 1931, Fr Peter joined the Carmelite Order and made
his Simple Profession in September 1951. In 1953 he went to Zimbabwe where
he ministered for the rest of life in a variety of roles. He was ordained to
the Priesthood in 1975. He spent the past year based at Hatfield Priory,
Harare. May he rest in peace.
Honour for Fr MacCabe, O.Carm.
On
June 3, 2010, Fr R.L. MacCabe, O.Carm., of the Irish Province was honoured
by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland who conferred on him the Degree
of Doctor of Medicine, honoris causa. Fr MacCabe, who is a medical
doctor with a specialisation in tropical diseases, has spent many years
working in the Turkana Desert in Kenya. He is also a visiting lecturer at
the Royal College of Surgeons where he lectures each Summer.
The
text of the citation can be read here:
RCSI MacCabe Citation 2010
Carmelite Pilgrimages
News from beyond the Province. . .
Canonical Erection of a new General Delegation in Kenya
On July 16, the
Solemn Commemoration of our Lady of Mount Carmel, in our house in Nairobi (Bustani
ya Karmeli), the Prior General, accompanied by the Councillor for Africa,
consigned the decree of canonical erection of the General Delegation of
Kenya, which will be under the patronage of Our Lady of Carmel. The first
General Delegate is Fr. Boniface Makau Kimondolo (Cat). Fr Fernando
emphasised the importance of this occasion for the history of Carmel in
Kenya and in the African continent.
During the
celebrations the generous contribution to this mission on the part of four
provinces was recalled: Upper Germany, Arago-Valentina, Catalonia and India.
The first assembly
of the Delegation was also held during which both short term and medium term
objectives were set for this promising presence in Africa.
There are now four
General Delegations in the Order: France, “Titus Brandsma” in Colombia,
Bohemia and Moravia and now Kenya.
The Prior General
also took advantage of the occasion to present a letter which will be
shortly sent to the Carmelite Family entitled “A Purchased People”. This is
to mark the 50th anniversary of the pastoral letter (“Purchased
People”) written by the late Carmelite Bishop, Mons. Donal Lamont,
against apartheid in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia). In the letter, Fr Fernando
calls on Carmel to encourage growth in Africa.
Titus Brandsma Award 2010
The International
Catholic Union of the Press (UCIP) has announced the winner of the 2010
Titus Brandsma Award. The laureate is the Journalist and Professor Andres
Cańizalez who has worked for more than a decade to defend human rights,
especially the freedom of expression, in Venezuela.
The Titus Brandsma
Award honours journalists, publishers, professors of communication,
publications or institutes who have suffered threats or persecution because
of their engagement in the media on behalf of an important human or
Christian issue. The award also recognises initiatives for promoting
dialogue and human dignity through the media. The Titus Brandsma Award is
bestowed by three groups working in partnership: the Dutch Province of
Carmelites, the Dutch Catholic Bishops’ Conference; and the International
Catholic Union of the Press (UCIP).
For more
information see:
www.ucip.ch
CITOC is the internal news service of the Order of Carmelites and is
published several times a year. It may also be read by
clicking
here.
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