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Summer 2013

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, As we begin we must address the loss of life and the devastation caused by the May tornadoes here in Oklahoma. The first tornado on May 19th found us taking shelter in the basement as it set down two miles away. It turned on a southeasterly path and hit the communities of Little Ax,…

Fall 2012

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, The magician’s words, “Now you see it, now you don’t” were appropriate for how quickly this summer disappeared! In April winter turned into summer with little spring and this week we plunged from summer into winter. We had record lows and experienced our first hard frost. Now we are back in the 80’s. There…

Summer 2012

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, Summer has just begun and we may be headed for another hot summer as we break new records with temperatures in the triple digits. This year we did get some of the rain we so desperately needed although we also had an early and unusually warm spring. The farmers harvested their hay in May…

Spring 2012

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, As we begin we want to share that Oklahoma’s prayers for rain were finally heard! In November we received six inches of rain overnight and our near empty lake was filled to the brim! Additional rain faced us with a ‘feast or famine’ situation. The water level became too high and water had to…

Fall 2011

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, A young priest was assigned to a country parish and upon arriving noticed there was no fence around the cemetery. He thought it would be nice to build one so started asking people for donations once he got settled. Weeks later he was dismayed when he still had received no money. One day he…

Summer 2011

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, “As we begin this Chronicle we would be remiss not to mention the havoc Mother Nature has wreaked these past few months. States all around us have been battered by tornadoes and flooding and Oklahoma has not escaped.” Last year we began our newsletter with these words and, unfortunately, we need to repeat them…

Spring 2011

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Dear Friends, Family and Fellow Carmelites, Once again spring has come to Oklahoma. This one is laden with drought, and the lack of rain has allowed the dry ground to be buffeted and swirled by the wind—spreading dust everywhere. The farmers may not have a wheat harvest and the ranchers will need to find ways to water their cattle. We…

Fall 2010

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Dear Friends, Family and Fellow Carmelites, A new fall season has come to Oklahoma and it is a welcome relief from the wet, wild and hot summer we just experienced. As we mentioned in our last Chronicle the hail storm in May caused severe damage throughout the Oklahoma City area. Our damage was minimal except for the court which was…

Summer 2010

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Dear Friends, Family, and Fellow Carmelites, As we begin this Chronicle we would be remiss not to mention the havoc Mother Nature has wreaked these past few months. States all around us have been battered by tornadoes and flooding and Oklahoma has not escaped. In December we had a blizzard over Christmas followed by an ice storm on New Year’s…

Spring 2010

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Dear Friends, Family and Fellow Carmelites, Once httpagain we celebrate the mystery of the dying, death and resurrection of our Lord. We love Easter but must always remember there can be no Easter without Good Friday. We think of Our Lord’s suffering in the garden and His surrender to the Father’s Will. His death rocked the disciples’ faith who had…