Dallas – Mt. Carmel Center

    Mt. Carmel Center is situated on 40 acres of land atop one of the highest hills of Dallas. It functions as a pastoral institute of spirituality. The community of friars offers retreats, days of recollection, individual spiritual direction, and lectures in Carmelite spirituality. Our friars also minister to the Secular Carmelites, Carmelite nuns, and to various parishes in the Diocese of Dallas.

History:
On August 23, 1940, Bishop Joseph Lynch granted permission for the Carmelites to open a seminary in Dallas. The property was purchased in 1946. Construction began in 1948 when Fr. Sebastian Valles was elected Provincial. On July 20, 1950, the first Mass was celebrated there by Fr. Andrew Palmero in the presence of Fr. Michael Okuroski, Br. Victor Kopycinski and the high school seminarians. Formal dedication was on Sunday, September 3, 1950. It served as our inter-provincial college seminarian residence from 1966-72. In June 1974, Fathers Sam Anthony Morello and Mary Philip Wurth reopened the seminarian residence with the added purpose of being an Informal Institute of Spirituality, bearing the name "Mt. Carmel Center."

Community:
Fr. Stephen Sanchez, O.C.D., Superior
Fr. Jerome Earley, O.C.D., Program Director (On sabbatical for 2009)
Br. Bernard Joesph O'Niell

Address:
4600 W. Davis St.
Dallas, TX 75211

Website: www.mountcarmelcenter.org