Food for the Journey

Food for the Journey is a regular series of short videos, prayers, reflections and inspiration from the Carmelite Friars.

Traces of Him

Members of our Carmelite family and Friends-in-Carmel, from across the world, have generously shared photographs with us. Each of these photographs testifies to an every-day moment of encounter with Him. Come and be nourished by this presentation – an uplifting compilation of images that point to the sacredness of the ordinary moments in which we can find traces of Him in all that surrounds us.
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A Reflection on the Holy Eucharist

Fr Joe Birmingham, our brother Carmelite from Avila Carmelite Centre in Dublin, wanted to share this reflection on the Holy Eucharist, which constitutes a lens through which to view Christ’s expectation of us and His followers.
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Introducing Word and Wisdom by Fr. Anthony

As Carmelites here in Oxford, we’d just like to let you know we’ll be generating a new initiative launching in January called Word and Wisdom. You’ll be able to join us each month as we share our Carmelite Spirituality. Fr. Anthony explains more in this video…
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A Storm Can Be A Lesson

Fr Yamai shares this enlightening reflection on how each storm can be a lesson for us. Calling upon scripture, Fr. Yamai teaches us how we can always be hopeful, no matter how turbulent life’s storms can be.
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Forgiveness

Fr. Yamai blesses us with an inspiring talk about forgiveness and how we can look to Christ and find the courage we need to forgive.
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Never Fear the Storm in a Community

We’ve been blessed with another Carmelite reflection, this time from Fr. Theophilus Nyamali who discusses the importance of community and what we can learn from the miracle of Jesus calming the storm.
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Following in Our Lady’s Footsteps

Today the Blessed Lady of Carmel wraps us in her mantle of love. May this feast remind us to follow in her footsteps as she leads us to Christ. Fr Kelvin reflects in this short video.
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Reclaiming Peace

In this video from Father Liam, he reflects on how a simple tree can quickly center us and bring us closer to God.
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Can Money Buy Happiness?

Fr John Hughes treats us to some beautiful piano playing and then follows with a powerful video reflection on the value we place on material things.
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The Power of Prayer

While we often think of prayer as “asking God for something”, prayer, properly understood, is a dialogue with God. Fr.Liam and Fr.Yamai explain.
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