Our Communities
Basilica Address: 1715 N. Zarzamora St. San Antonio, TX 78201
Mailing Address: Little Flower Administration Office 824 Kentucky Ave. San Antonio, TX 78201
Office Number: (210) 735-9126
Website: littleflowerbasilica.org
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Thérèse Parish celebrated its first Mass on April 4, 1926. From there the shrine and community continued to grow, even throughout the Great Depression. The Basilica as we know it today was completed in 1931.
Community:
Fr. Gregory Ross, pastor, rector, and superior
Conventuals: Fr. John Magdalene Suenram, Fr. Sam Anthony Morello, Fr. Jerome Earley, Fr. Luis Belmonte-Luna, Br. Vladimir Guadalupe
In residence: Fr. Luis Castañeda, provincial
Center Address: 4600 West Davis St. Dallas, TX 75211
Office Number: (214) 331-6224
Website: mountcarmelcenter.org
Mt. Carmel Center functions as a pastoral institute of spirituality. The community of friars offers retreats, days of recollection, individual spiritual direction, and lectures in Carmelite spirituality.
Community:
Fr. Jorge María Cabrera de la Eucaristía, pastor of St. Mary of Carmel Parish and superior
Conventuals: Fr. Marion Bui, Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, Fr. Jenaro de la Cruz, and Fr. Jim Curiel
In residence: Fr. Luis Castañeda, provincial
Marylake Monastery
Monastery Address: 5151 Marylake Dr. Little Rock, AR 72206
Marylake Monastery has served as the novitiate house of our Province.
Community:
Fr. Jorge María Cabrera de la Eucaristía, superior
Conventual: Fr. Stephen Sanchez
Little Flower Church
Church Address: 1125 S. Walker Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73109
Office Number: (405) 235-2037
Website: littleflowerparishokc.org
The community of Discalced Carmelite Friars in Oklahoma City staffs the parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Thérèse, popularly known as "Little Flower" parish, or "La Florecita." The friars minister primarily to the Hispanic community of Oklahoma City.
Community:
Fr. Raul Reyes, parish administrator
Conventual: Fr. Jesus Sancho