Throughout the years many confraternities, churches and chapels have been dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The devotion towards Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Holy Scapular dates back more ...

DARIEN, Ill. — Carmelites see the 750th anniversary of the brown scapular as an opportunity to educate Catholics on what the devotion to the scapular is all about. The scapular is not a magic charm of ...

My grandmother wore one. My lovely bride wears one. I carry one in my shirt pocket. Once they were almost ubiquitous in the Catholic world, so common that I would see them peeking from the necks of ...

There’s no better day than the July 16 feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to recall the hope and promise in the Brown Scapular. By Joseph Pronechen. There’s a frequently republished photo of a young ...

The brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. (Credit: Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity, Notting Hill.) Listen In a secular age, believers need all the help they can get. In a culture that ignores ...

Yesterday, July 16, was the “scapular feast” of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. While the feast day is not as well known as it used to be, it is once again growing in popularity, so it can offer some ...

I got my scapulars from Lipa and Manaoag and had them blessed there. I’m a devotee of the Lady of the Mediatrix and the Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag. I can’t remember how long I’ve been wearing my ...

“The brown scapular is not a magic charm to protect us. It is not an automatic guarantee of salvation. It is not an excuse for not living up to the demands of a Christian life,” said Fr. Reynaldo ...

A surprising number of studies suggest that the appeal of traditional devotions among younger Catholics is on the rise. Some posit that the phenomenon reflects a growing conservatism among Catholics ...

Throughout the years, many confraternities, churches and chapels have been dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The devotion towards Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Holy Scapular dates back more ...