The Discalced Carmelite friars arrived at St. Florian’s in West Milwaukee in 1913 the year after the parish was founded. The bishop asked the friars to staff the Austrian immigrant parish because our friars could speak their language. We celebrated our centennial in 2013. The monastery is less than a mile from Miller Park, home to our MLB team, the Milwaukee Brewers. This monastery is our provincial office.
Our monastery is adjacent to the campus of Boston College. Our ministry includes working with the secular order (OCDS) and our order’s treasury. Also, it is here that Br. Augustine, our provincial tailor, crafts the habits for all of the friars.
Our community in Nairobi is a treasure. Here we have a large retreat house that hosts groups throughout the year. We also do all levels of formation here as young men discern and enter our order. Here we have a massive library on Carmelite history and spirituality that is used by people throughout Africa.
