ICS Publications is the publishing house of the Institute of Carmelite Studies, and a not-for-profit ministry of the Washington Province of Discalced Carmelite Friars, a Roman Catholic religious community to which the members of the Institute belong. We specialize in works on the history and spirituality of Carmel, sharing the riches of the Carmelite tradition with English-language audiences.

      We are best known for our translations of Carmelite classics. Our editions of the works of Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Lawrence of the Resurrection, Thérèse of Lisieux, Elizabeth of the Trinity, and Edith Stein - all with ample notes and explanatory materials, and translated whenever possible from the critical texts - are widely hailed for their accuracy and readability. We are also the publishers of the "Carmelite Studies" series, whose volumes have contained important articles on Carmelite subjects by such authors as Hans Urs von Balthasar, Susan Muto, Ph.D., Kevin Culligan, OCD, Roland Murphy, O.Carm., Ann and Barry Ulanov, and Pope John Paul II.

      In addition, we publish popular and scholarly works on other Carmelite figures and themes: e.g., Elijah, the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne, Père Jacques, and the place of "lectio" and "discernment of spirits" in the Carmelite tradition. Most recently, we have begun the sale of individual audiocassettes and cassette albums on a wide variety of Carmelite topics of contemporary interest. Our contributors include Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD, Constance FitzGerald, OCD, Freda Mary Oben, Ph.D., Margaret Dorgan, DCM, John Welch, O.Carm., and many others.

      We are located at 2131 Lincoln Road in Northeast Washington, DC, near the Catholic University of America and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Regular office hours for ICS Publications are Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Eastern Time. The packing and shipping of books and tapes is done by Alden Leonard.
 

      For further information, you may contact the following staff members:

Publisher
Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD - publisher@icspublications.org

Business and Promotions Manager
Bryan Paquette, OCD - business@icspublications.org
(for catalogs, permissions, questions about orders, etc.)

Editor-in-Chief  (pro-tem)
Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD - editorial@icspublications.org
(for queries, guidelines, etc.)