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Pounds and Grounds and Compounds
I deeply admire religious communities who make and sell things to support their life and apostolates. Take for example the Carmelites behind Mystic Monk Coffee. How many pounds of coffee do you have to...
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WY Carmelite Monks: efforts to block their monastery
From a reader: Your readers might want to know that there is a strongly vocal minority in the Meeteetse area of Wyoming that is trying to delay or even block the Carmelite Monks from building their...
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GREAT NEWS! Monastery plans approved for Wyoming Carmelites
You may not have noticed, but I have been pushing Mystic Monk Coffee, sold by a new group of Carmelite monks in northern Wyoming. I have done this to help with their cash flow before they begin to...
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Starbucks endorses unnatural “marriage”. Buy Mystic Monk Coffee, not Starbucks.
Need another reason to buy Mystic Monk Coffee? As if my requests weren’t enough? As if helping Wyoming Carmelites wasn’t enough? From LifeSiteNews.com: In news that will come as a heavy blow to many...
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It’s still swell! And it’s seasonal!
The Carmelite men of the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are building their monastery in Wyoming and earning their daily bread by roasting, blending, and selling you coffee and tea. Their...
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Of Tea and Coffee
From a reader: Father Z, don’t forget to let everyone know that Mystic Monk has great tea! I’m abstaining from coffee (decaf) until Obama leaves office! I’ve been off for 2 months. God bless you! Okay!...
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Why Fr. Z pushes Mystic Monk Coffee.
Other than the fact that I get a commission every time you buy Mystic Monk Coffee using my links… and please, I ask you to do so, because it really helps… this video will also show you why I like to...
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When TEOTWAWKI comes, will you have had enough coffee?
It is “Cyber Monday”, as the online retailers are calling it! I guess this is a secular money day of obligation. Okay… now that you are online… buy some … [CUE MUSIC] Mystic Monk Coffee! There are so...
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Vocation as woman religious? Traditional Carmelites nuns.
I get questions from young women interested in religious life but with a traditional expression. I received this and thought to share it with you. Hello Fr. Z! I hope all is going well. When I saw...
View ArticleA joyous young woman enters Carmel
This is pretty cool. A friend alerted me to this video of a young woman entering a Carmel. http://wdtprs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/16_07_30_enter_Carmel.mp4 More HERE. You young women out...
View ArticleNew, traditional Carmelite community for men
From my email: Thanks for all you do. I’ve enjoyed your blog for years. I’m just contacting you to spread word of a new religious community starting which is called the Hermits of Our Lady of Mt....
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Help Carmelite nuns who make altar linens
There are several groups of sisters whom I like to support. I just received a note from another: the Carmelites of Port Tobacco. Frankly, I had to look that up to see if it was a real place and group....
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Carmelite Nuns seeking Priest Chaplain
The last time I played yenta for a group of sisters looking for a chaplain, the results were pretty good! HERE Today I received a note from Mother Mary Bethany OCD, of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns in...
View Article17 July 1794: “Permission to die, Mother?”
In 1794, the Place de la Nation on the east side of Paris was called the Place du Trône-Renversé… Toppled Throne Square. In 1792 a guillotine was set up here and the killing began. Robespierre and...
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