Let's Talk Carmelites!

[the171]

And how they are so much better than the Dominicans....

[maximillion]

Ooops

More penitential........check.
Better habits ( in every sense). Check.
Saints are out of this world..................

[Strictlyinkblot]

Technically, all saints are out of this world. The only reason there aren't as many Dominican saints is because they're hiding under Our Lady's mantle

[PhuturePriest]

Carmelites are way better than Dominicans. Their life rocks, no other Community can claim to live on "Mount" anything unless they actually live on a mountain, and they generally don't wear shoes (Something those lazy and sensitive Dominicans have given up).

[maximillion]

Never hide your light under a mantel.........







































Theres something not right about that, can't think what?

[Strictlyinkblot]

But they do have to wear knee socks no matter what the weather.

[DiscerningCatholic]

Iz kay if u luv da Carms, but don't be bashin' my Dom Doms.

[PhuturePriest]

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Iz kay if u luv da Carms, but don't be bashin' my Dom Doms.
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I believe you mean "Dum Dums".

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[emmaberry101]

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Carmelites are way better than Dominicans. Their life rocks, no other Community can claim to live on "Mount" anything unless they actually live on a mountain, and they generally don't wear shoes (Something those lazy and sensitive Dominicans have given up).
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Was this whole post a tongue in cheek "3 cheers for the PCCs!" Or did you really just not know any better?

[PhuturePriest]

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Was this whole post a tongue in cheek "3 cheers for the PCCs!" Or did you really just not know any better?
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Poor Clares do not live on a Mount of anything.

[EmilyAnn]

OH! the171 I've been meaning to tell you about this for ages.

Mother Mistress and I were chatting about various communities and she mentioned she'd spent a lot of time visiting a Carmelite community nearby when she in college (not for discernment). So I asked which one it was, and she said...Lafayette! I was all like woah, I know someone who likes them. Thought you might like that tidbit.

[Pax_et bonum]

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Poor Clares do not live on a Mount of anything.
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Franciscans have Mount Alverno where st. Francis received the stigmata. The Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration live on a Mt. Alverno though they're 3rd Order sisters, not Poor Clares.

[FutureCarmeliteClaire]

Since it's established that Carmelites are the supreme order, let's talk about which ones are better?

Oh wait, I have the primacy because my Carmelites were the first Monastery of religious women in the U.S.

*ahem*

Edited November 17, 2012 by FutureCarmeliteClaire

[nikita92]

Yeah..and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher! Lol

[emmaberry101]

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Poor Clares do not live on a Mount of anything.
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Au contraire, mon frère!

1. Mount La Verna: St Francis, first Saint to receive the Sacred Stigmata *drumroll* ooon the Mount!
2. Mount St Francis Bethlehem PCC Monastery, Barhamsville, VA

3 "The mountains proclaim the glory of God! Throughout the ages their beauty and majesty have lifted man's heart to God and called him upward to a place of sacred encounter. It was on the mountain called Horeb that the Lord spoke to Moses from the burning bush and to the prophet Elijah in a tiny, whispering sound. The Son of God Himself, when He walked our earth, sought the heights of the mountains to pray to His Father. Mount La Verna witnessed the divine encounter that left our seraphic Father St. Francis with wounds of love in hands and feet and side.

We, too, are called to the heights. The whole of our blessed vocation is a summons from the Bridegroom, "Come, let us climb the mountain of the Lord!" (Is. 2:3) Set forth on a journey that will last a lifetime, this Franciscan adventure of love! To go up the mountain, we must first leave the comforts of the valley, and fly from all that will keep us from the heights. Thus we give clear witness that man belongs entirely to God, and so keep green among the human family the desire for a heavenly home (cf. Gaudium et Spes, # 38). Our life says to the world, "There's something up there!"

We take the sturdy staff of obedience to guide us on the direct path to the summit, for there is no shorter way nor one which leads more directly to heaven than to renounce one's own will for God's love (cf. Testament of St. Colette). The Lady, holy Poverty, lightens our journey. Like our sisters the larks, we entrust ourselves entirely to the providence of the heavenly Father, and know the joy and lightness of heart that spring from a genuine and effective poverty (cf. Constitutions of the Poor Clare Federation of Mary Immaculate in the United States of America).

The precious gift of God that is radiant chastity infuses into our hearts an unparalleled freedom to love. It binds us to Christ and also to our community with a unique and stable bond. This sisterly charity helps us keep our footing in the narrow passes on rocky ways.

As we climb, our gaze encompasses the whole world, gathering the needs of the souls of men into the embrace of sacrificial love. We set our journey to a song, the psalms and hymns that many travelers have sung before us as they made the ascent. The Virgin Mary illumines our way as Mother and guide, and every path she travels is made safe and joyful.

Everything on this mountain is worthy of wonder; but the greatest wonder is the wonder of Jesus, walking with us, present to us in the Holy Eucharist as companion on our journey.

Our life of spousal love is this daily ascent toward the summit, that eternal wedding feast with the King. "Blessed are those called to the wedding feast of the Lamb" (Rev. 19:9). This is the ultimate beatitude. This is our hope and our whole desire." From the Roswell PCC site.



But Mount Carmel is pretty cool as well.

[DiscerningCatholic]

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I believe you mean "Dum Dums".

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[PhuturePriest]

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Your fault. You set me up for it, plus you used absolutely dreadful grammar and spelling, so it only adds to the need of using Gazoo in that situation.

[DiscerningCatholic]

And I feel like this has become more of an "insult the Dominicans" thread. Maybe that's just me, but calling religious orders names is not something that I have stooped so low to doing. Even doing it in good humor can be offensive. I'm fine with the banter of "My order is better than yours, nah nah nah-nah nah" kind of thing, but calling Dominicans lazy and Dum-Dums is downright offensive. I'm all fine and good with having a favorite order, but putting another order down with straight up insults is not okay with me. I haven't done that to any other order and don't plan to, so please don't do it to the Dominicans. (And if another order was being called lazy or dumb, I'd still be saying this.) Name calling, even if it is not meant as a joke, is not okay.

Edited November 17, 2012 by DiscerningCatholic

[Lil'Monster]

[b]Phat[/b] means:


Preaching Holy Apostolic Truth


Dominicans are all about Preaching, Dominicans are all about holy, Dominicans are all about Apostolic, and Dominicans are all about Truth.


Face it: Phatmass is all about Dominicans

[Mary's Margaret]

Very clever, Lil'Mon. Thanks for the smile at the end of my day. (and although I'm a Carmelite, I think Dominicans are amesome as are the Franciscans, and the Visitation, and the Benedictines, and...and...and..)