Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality (CACS)'s Podcast

May 01 2024
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The Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality (CACS) is a centre for research and formation that promotes spiritual formation and renewal, drawing on the rich resources of the venerable Carmelite tradition.
 
It is an apostolate of the Anglo-Irish Province of the Discalced Carmelites, based at the Carmelite Priory at Boars Hill, Oxford, England.
 
OUR MISSION
 
CACS strives to achieve its mission through structured study and formation programmes in spirituality from the Carmelite perspective, especially Prayer and Spiritual Direction. At the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality, you are welcome to enter into the silence where God’s voice is heard in prayer, word and sacrament, inviting you to journey ever more deeply into a place of growth and wholeness. Our goal is to bring people to experience a life-transforming friendship with God through a lived experience of Carmelite spirituality that is authentic to its biblical roots.

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The Inspiration Series: Praying with St John of the Cross, Episode 4

May 01 2024 29 mins  
John of the Cross, the great mystic, inspires his brothers and sisters to embark on the journey of the ascent to Mount Carmel. At the top of the mountain is God, and it is fitting that we journey to the summit to encounter God. However, he proposes that we desire nothing as we journey through the narrow and rough path that leads to God. He teaches that detachment is necessary for t

The Inspiration Series: Praying with St Teresa of Avila, Episode 3

Apr 24 2024 36 mins  
St Teresa of Avila, the teacher of prayer, as some may call her was once a student of prayer. She had the ardent desire to pray, but she experienced difficulties in prayer during her early years. However, the Lord granted her that gift, made her advance in her life of prayer and she shared it with us. St Teresa is a great gift and inspiration to many who are on the way to perfectio

The Inspiration Series: Praying with Mary, Episode 2

Apr 17 2024 42 mins  
Mary is the mother of our Lord and our mother. Interestingly, Mary has a special place for the Carmelites because she is an inspiration, a mother, and a sister. This plays out strongly because we are the "Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel." Through her, the gospel of prayer and intercession continues to resound. Fr. Matt brings out clearly how contemplat

The Inspiration Series: Praying with Elijah, Episode 1

Apr 10 2024 35 mins  
Fr. Matt Blake and Fr. Yamai Bature are Discalced Carmelite Friars. In this series, they are taking us to the very origins of the Carmelite prayer. This series is named "Inspiration Series" because we will be exploring what inspired the Carmelite Saints and all Carmelites in their approach to prayer. This episode explores the figure of Elijah in the Scriptures, in the his

The Trinity Prays in us Series: The Humanity of Christ and our Prayer experience, Episode 2

Mar 06 2024 27 mins  
Bishop Greg, yet again, highlights a few more helpful tips on what we make of our own prayer experience. This time, it is not just about our prayer and our experiences, but also about Christ’s prayer and experiences. Bishop Greg takes us into a deeper understanding of what St. Teresa of Avila meant when she constantly referred us to the humanity of Christ. He highlights that the

The Trinity Prays in us Series: The Mystery of the Trinity and our Prayer, Episode 1

Feb 28 2024 19 mins  
Bishop Greg Homeing opens up this series with a few consoling words. Drawing from the rich Carmelite tradition, he said, "When we pray, the Trinity prays in us." What a great privilege it is that we are in the Trinity, and the Trinity is in us. This grounds St. Teresa's description of prayer as a friendship with God. One of the ways we invite the Trinity into our live

Our Father Series: Deliver us from evil, Episode 8

Feb 18 2024 37 mins  
We have come to the end of our conversation on the Lord's prayer. It is a most consoling thing to know that Jesus uses the word 'us' while teaching this prayer. Furthermore, He included Himself in this last petition, 'Deliver us from evil'. This is one of the most profound moments when Jesus shows solidarity with human reality, which is plagued with pain and evi

Our Father Series: Lead us not into temptation, Episode 7

Feb 14 2024 35 mins  
In our world today, many seem to be more scared of being tempted than falling into sin. St. Teresa always teaches that when we look to Christ, we are better off than going alone. Christ, our Lord, was tempted; we are too being tempted. We become better if we can learn from Christ's disposition towards temptation. Equally, Teresa proposed some practical ways of not yielding to t

Our Father Series: Forgive us our debts even as we forgive those in debt to us, Episode 6

Feb 08 2024 42 mins  
St Teresa counsels us in this petition to seek the Lord and ask for pardon for the many times we have sinned against Him. She added, that forgiving others who have sinned against us opens us up to the Lord's grace of mercy and pardon. What is more? This petition is rooted in the previous ones as they have built on each other. Pride has no place in the heart of Christians; only

Our Father Series: Give us this day our daily bread, Episode 5

Jan 31 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, the conversation took a deeper and different turn. We are being drawn into the past to consider how the Israelites dealt with their 'daily bread' the manna. Furthermore, our Lord offered his disciples their 'daily bread' His body. This inspired St. Teresa to lament on how we treat our 'daily bread' the Body of our Lord, and how so much it ha