Streams from the Heart is a semi-monthly newsletter from Our Lady of Mercy Lay Carmelite Community in Fremont, California. The newsletter contains announcements about the community and articles on Carmelite spirituality.

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2007 Archives

• November/December 2007, Issue 6
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  José and Laura Barbosa da Silva share their "Call to Carmel". Also included in this issue are quotes to help you reflect on Advent, "A time of waiting, longing & watching in prayer." Saint Gregory Nazianzen provides more reflections and there is an article about St. John of the Cross, whose feast day is December 14th. "Questions from the Stream" will test your knowledge of Carmel. Standard sections include Community Meetings, Prayer Requests, History of Carmel, Carmelite Saints & Blesseds.
  
  
• September/October 2007, Issue 5
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  Heraldo Da Silva shares his "Call to Carmel". Also included in this issue are "Quotes from Carmel" and "Questions from the Stream." Standard sections include Community Meetings, Prayer Requests, History of Carmel, Carmelite Saints & Blesseds.
  
  
• July/August 2007, Issue 4
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  Alfredina Da Silva shares her "Call to Carmel". Also included in this issue is an article on the second pillar of Carmel—Community—and an essay by Fr. Dominic Borg, OCD, on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Standard sections include Community Meetings, Prayer Requests, History of Carmel, Carmelite Saints & Blesseds.
  
  
• May/June 2007, Issue 3
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  Frank Dagostino shares his "Call to Carmel". Also included in this issue is an article on the Eucharist, the first in a series on the "Four Pillars of Carmel," a meditation on the Precious Blood by St. Albert the Great, and some sayings about the Eucharist from various Carmelite saints. The featured saint is Mother Maria Candida of the Eucharist. You won't want to miss "The Lighter Side," an excerpt from a talk on Therese's humor given at the 1997 OCDS Congress in Long Island, by Father Steven Payne, O.C.D. Also included is a registration form for the S.F. Bay Area Carmelites Annual Retreat in August. Standard sections include Community Meetings, Prayer Requests, History of Carmel, Carmelite Saints & Blesseds.
  
  
• March/April 2007, Issue 2
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  Ann Schmidt shares her "Call to Carmel". Also included in this issue are several articles focusing on Lectio Divina — what it is, how it deepens the prayer lives of Carmelites, and ten words of advice for effective Lectio Divina. The featured saint in this issue is St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi. There are also some notes from the regional day of prayer on February 10, 2007. Standard sections include Community Meetings, Prayer Requests, History of Carmel, Carmelite Saints & Blesseds.
  
  
• January/February 2007, Issue 1
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  Howard Thomas shares his "Call to Carmel". Also included in this issue is an article on St. John of the Cross and some "Sayings of Love and Light" from his Collected Works. Page 5 contains a registration form and information about the day of prayer on February 10, 2007. Standard sections include Community Meetings and News, Prayer Requests, History of Carmel, Carmelite Saints & Blesseds.