Welcome CCA Members,
The primary aim and purpose of this association is to deepen and develop the Teresian contemplative life in the contemporary church and world. In virtue of their common source, vocation and mission in the church, the member monasteries through corporate effort, study, and sharing, seek to collaborate in the work of renewal.
Birthed from the Side of Jesus – Video
Birthed from the Side of Jesus – Slides
11.02.2026Formation Material 01 (02 2026.01.03 En CommissionPresentation-AB)
The Road to Character – George Eliot – David Brooks
an American approach to Christian Discernment – Spohn
Scriptural texts for Reflection
Moral Discernment in HIstory -Keenan
PowerPoint-The Divine Milieu of Therese of Lisieux
Participating in the Paschal Mystery from a Carmelite Perspective – Video
USA-CCA – Table of Contents -General Comments (1)2025 Letter To the Federations and Asociations Discalced Carmelites 1991 Const
2026.02.11 The Teresian Charism- An Illumination in the Constitutional Process
USA-CCA – Table of Contents-Concrete Comments
Teresian Dynamism-Table of Contents
(01) 2025.11.14. Letter to the Federations
(02) 2025.11.14. TABLE OF CONTENTS WITH EXPLANATION
(03) 2025.11.14. TABLE OF CONTENTS WITHOUT EXPLANATION
(04) 2025.11.14. COMPARATIVE TABLE
(05) 2025.11.14. Work Proposal for Federat.Asociat
(06) 2025.11.14. CALENDAR EXCHANGE Commission and Federations.
CCA Cover Letter re 6 attachments
2025 Letter To the Federations and Asociations Discalced Carmelites 1991 Const
01 Intro-Revision of Constitutions-Video Link
01 Intro-Revision of Constitutions-Video Outline (1)
02 Teresian Charism – Video Outline
03 Mary & the Consti – Video Link
02 Teresian Charism Video Link
03 Mary & the Consti -Video Outline 03 Mary & the Consti – Text
CCA 2025-2027 Goals with Priorities
2025 General Assembly Participants
Overall Summary of Evaluations for 2025 CCA General Assembly
2024-10-15-ING-Letter-to-the-Order-Feast-of-St.-Teresa
Fr Miguel-Teresian Carmel Today
0103 en- The constitutional experience and spirit of Saint Teresa – Salvador Ros
0203 en – Revision of the constitutional text- a time of rebirth – Simona Brambilla
0103 en- The constitutional experience and spirit of Saint Teresa – Salvador Ros
0403 en – The constitutions – propositum vitae expressed in legal form – Rafal Wilkowski (1)
Archives
Goal 1: We have fostered a broader acceptance of unity in diversity and the mutuality of the Carmelite family, especially by continuing collaboration, friendship and communion among associations/federations at home and abroad.
We have reached out to, and collaborated with, other religious organizations to explore life-giving relationships in ways that are mutually beneficial.
Goal 2: We have continued to work at achieving a representative voice in matters affecting our lives, the Teresian charism, and the Order.
Goal 3: We have developed and empowered our members to be future leaders of and/or contributors to CCA.
Goal 4: We have continued to provide active, mutual support to the identified needs of our communities. Coming from a way of life that emphasizes autonomy, we now affirm the desire to continue to create a culture of sisterhood.
Goal 5: Each CCA community has adopted the protocol/practice of documentation in each of the areas as recommended by the task force and will have such in place within the next two years along with a process to keep current.
Goal 6: We have explored and proposed options for the future functioning of the CCA by the end of the upcoming tenure.
Bulletins
Formation Programmes
2020 CCA Zoom Business Meeting
BT Opening Remarks June 8,2020
2020 CCA Virtual Zoom Meeting Minutes
JuneZoomConsolidatedEvaluationFeedback.docx
Continuing Leadership Team and Transition Group (June 12, 2020 to August 4, 2021)
2020 CCA LT Responsibilites and Delegations
Membership Zoom Meetings evaluations
Member Evaluations of May 10, 2020
New Leadership Team elected (August 4, 2021)
Membership Zoom Meetings evaluations
Evaluations and Reports of October 4, 2021 Zoom Meeting
NEED GOALS
Goals of CCA as revised and adopted for 2018-2020
- We have fostered a broader acceptance of unity, diversity, and the mutuality of the Carmelite family, especially by continuing collaboration, friendship, and communion among associations/federations at home and abroad.
- We have continued to work at achieving a representative voice in matters affecting our lives, the Teresian charism, and the Order.
- We have developed and empowered our members to be future leaders of and/or contributors to CCA.
- We have continued to provide active, mutual support to the identified needs of our communities. We are committed to continuing some form of sisterly visits and finding new ways of mutually supporting our communities and enriching relationships among our members.
Member Evaluations of May 10, 2020
Leadership Team Letters
LT Letter #19 w/Attachment
CCA Shared Service Collaborative PLAN FACTS
FAQs for CCA Shared Services Collaborative
Revised Introduction to Statues 2020
LT Letter #18 w/Attachment
CCA Business Schedule June 8-12
4-30-20 Revision of CCA Statutes
Revised Introduction to Statues 2020
2020 CCA Proposal Interim Business Meetings via Zoom
LT Letter to Membership May 1-2020
LT Letter #17 w/Attachment
LT Letter to Member Communities April 25-2020
LT Letter #16 w/Attachment
Ghent Meeting Desired Outcomes and Reflection Questions
Topics and Questions for Panel (Ghent Meeting, May 2020)
LT Letter #15 w/Attachment
Letter #14 w/Attachment
LT Letter to Member Communities
Notes on the Process of Affiliation
Letter #12 w/Attachment
LT Letter to Member Communities
CCA Election Process Nominating Form
2020 Transportation Information
Letter #11
Letter #11 Nov 12 2019 on ad casum Rel Asst
Letter #10 w/Attachment
CCA Responses 1st draft Statutes
Letter #9 w/Attachment
LT Letter #9 re GHR Foundation Grant
CCA Shared Services – Scope of Work
Letter #8 w/Attachment
LT Letter to Member Communities #8
Letter #7 w/Attachment
Letter #6 w/Attachment
Questions to explore CCA forming a collaborative
LT Letter #5 w/Attachments
LT Letter #4
LT Letter #3
LT Letter #2 w/Attachments
LT Letter #1 w/Attachments
MAY 10 2018 CCA ASSEMBLY RECAP
The Goals of the CCA as revised at 2018 meeting
Table for LT letters 18-20 for Web
Letter #29 w/Attachments
Sisterly Visits 1 Page Summary
Letter #28 w/Attachments
Proposal #3 & #4 Newer Members
CCA Letter #28 Nominations etc
MAY 10 2018 Letter #1 CCA ASSEMBLY RECAP
2018 CCA Assembly
2018 – Participant Expectations – CCA Meeting
2018 MTG – Panel of Sr. Marjorie and Sr. Angela
2018 MTG-Notes to Financial Report PowerPoint
CCA Meeting participants 3-22
CCA priorities_ – 2018-2020
CCA Report on Newsletter
CCA Report to CICLSAL 5-2018
CCA SCHEDULE 2018 -1 page
CCA. LT Elections Results – 2018
Copy of CCA Meeting – 2018 Presentation
Copy of Pre-Meeting Agenda-Discussion Points
Copy of Proposal #1 Election Process
Copy of Proposal #2 Latrobe Carmel
Copy of Proposal #3 _ #4 Newer Members
Financial Report 2018Mtg
International Panel Presentation at CCA meeting
Netherelands Report
Newer Member Panel Presentation – Final
Pre-Meeting Participants
Report on CCA Archives project
Results of the Proposals as voted on by the Delegate Assembly – 2018 CCA Meeting
Sisterly Visits-1 page summary
NEED GOALS
Goals of CCA as revised and adopted for 2016-2018
- We have fostered a broader acceptance of unity, diversity, and the mutuality of the Carmelite family, especially by continuing collaboration, friendship, and communion among associations/federations at home and abroad.
- We have continued to work at achieving a representative voice in matters affecting our lives, the Teresian charism, and the Order.
- We have developed and empowered our members to be future leaders of and/or contributors to CCA.
- We have continued to provide active, mutual support to the identified needs of our communities. We are committed to continuing some form of sisterly visits and finding new ways of mutually supporting our communities and enriching relationships among our members.
2016 CCA Assembly
CCA Meeting 2016 Powerpoint Pictorial
CCA Brochure
Claire LT Accountability Goal #1
Judy M LT Acctountability -Goal #2
Marian LT Accountability Goal #3
Hilary – LT Acctountability Goal #4
Narrative Report
Factual Report
LT Roles & Delegated Responsibilities
Germany – Map of Carmels
Report of German Federation
CCA Homily- Connie Fitzgerald
Sand Mandala Prayer Service-MUSIC
CCA Meeting -2016 Powerpoint Pictorial (1)
Participants Full Assembly
Women at the Well
Letter #12 CCA-MLC Women at the Well
Women at the Well Executive Summary
Women at the Well Project Narrative
Found Concerns MLC-CCA 2-17
Fr. Generals letter(3)
CCA-MLC Themes & Methodology (1)
Ministry Leadership Center CCA Mtg
CCA-MLC Intro PPoint
Papers/Talks
Rafal AUTONOMY and COMMUNION
Chowning-Prayer as Transformation
Chowning-Metamorphosis & Butterfly
TALKS GIVEN in ROME: CONSECRATED LIFE IN COMMUNION Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2016
Fr. José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM – Cloistered Life-A Life For Love of The Spouse
Msgr Orazio Pepe – Federations Present & Future
Father Sebastiano Paciolla, O. Cist. – The Autonomy of the Monastery
1973 Adrian, Michigan
1974 St Louis, Missouri
1974 Racine, Wisconsin
1989 Baltimore, Maryland
2009 Faulkner Maryland
2012 Bon Secours, Maryland
2014 Bon Secours, Maryland
2016 Bon Secours, Maryland
2018 Bon Secours, Maryland
CCA Newsletter June 2017
CCA Newsletter February 2017
CCA Newsletter October 2016
CCA Newsletter June 2016
CCA Newsletter February 2016
CCA Newsletter June 2015
CCA Newsletter February 2015
CCA Newsletter October 2014
CCA Newsletter June 2014
CCA Newsletter October 2013
CCA Newsletter June 2013
CCA Newsletter June 2012
CCA Newsletter October 2011
CCA Newsletter June 2011
CCA Newsletter September 2010
CCA Newsletter May 2010
CCA Newsletter January 2010
CCA Newsletter September 2009