DARIEN, Ill. — Carmelites see the 750th anniversary of the brown scapular as an opportunity to educate Catholics on what the devotion to the scapular is all about. The scapular is not a magic charm of ...

The brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. (Credit: Carmel of the Most Holy Trinity, Notting Hill.) Listen In a secular age, believers need all the help they can get. In a culture that ignores ...

In Photo: The image of Our Lay of Mount Carmel at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quezon City. Notice the brown scapulars she is holding in both her hands. “What’s that thing ...

The article “Not a Magic Charm: Exploring the Purpose of the Brown Scapular” (Aug. 12-18) was misleading in a few areas. It is true that the Carmelite order has always viewed the scapular as a call to ...

KENT, United Kingdom — From Maundy Thursday to Good Friday, the Visita Iglesia (literally meaning “visit church” in Spanish) has been a well-known Holy Week tradition among Catholic Filipinos. The ...

MANILA, Philippines - Scapulars, the brown length of cloth worn to show affiliation with a religious order, are not fashion accessories and should be worn with reverence. On this note, Davao ...