On the 8th of October last, the members of the Supervisory Board of the Carmel Foundation visited our Curia. The Foundation is an association that coordinates 24 colleges with more than 35,000 students in the Netherlands. The origins of the association go back to 1922, when Bl. Titus Brandsma and other Dutch Carmelites began to work in education by setting up the first Carmelite colleges in that country. The members of the Board were accompanied by Fr. Falco Thuis O.Carm. and Fr. Kees Waaijman, O.Carm. as the representatives of the Carmelite Order. They explained to the members of the General Council the nature and objectives of the association. The Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm., in reply reiterated the commitment of the Order to the field of education, telling the group about the various initiatives that are in train in this area. On behalf of the Order, he thanked the group for the work they are doing.