Called to Carmel, Called to Community: Reflections on the Carmelite Rule, Secular Constitutions, and Statutes

Tim Bete, a Discalced Carmelite Secular who has served as a Formator, Council member, and as Community President, shares his reflections on the Carmelite Rule, OCDS Constitutions, and Statutes. The book brings the governing documents to life and connects them to the writings of St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and other Carmelite Saints. Bete emphasizes the power of Secular Carmelite communities and how the community helps form us in holiness. If you are called to Carmel, you are called to community!The book is broken into 11 chapters, perfect for community formation classes or individual reading. The book is excellent supplementary reading for Formation I, Year B: History & Charism (in the United States) and for visitors to your community. Each chapter includes reflection questions at the end.Chapters include:Chapter 1: Beginnings (Carmelite Rule of St Albert)Chapter 2: Our Identity, Values, and Commitment (Const. 1-9)Chapter 3: Following Jesus in the Teresian Secular Carmel (Const. 10-16)Chapter 4: Witnesses to the Experience of God (Const. 17-23)Chapter 5: Fraternal Communion (Const. 24)Chapter 6: Serving God’s Plan (Const. 25-28)Chapter 7: With Mary, The Mother of Jesus (Const. 29-31)Chapter 8: Formation in the School of Carmel (Const. 32-36)Chapter 9: Organization and Government (Const. 37-60)Chapter 10: Provincial Rules (Reflections on the Statutes)Chapter 11: For the Rest of Our Lives