Fall 2003 ICS Publications has published a biography and selected texts of Père Jacques Bunel, courageous Carmelite friar who died at the liberation that ended World War II. Resplendent in Victory was prepared for us by Rev. Dr. Francis Murphy, of the History Department of Boston College. Fr. Murphy giving lecture about Père Jacques at Catholic University of America   Fr. Murphy's biographical sketch highlights the many positive contributions of the French Carmelite priest who, among other forms of resistance to the Nazi occupation of his country, sheltered three Jewish teenagers in the academy/minor seminary he ran in the far suburbs of Paris (within a mile of the famed chateau of Fontainebleau). For his efforts Père Jacques received the highest awards the Israeli Government can give to persons who risked their lives to protect Jews. Père Jacques received recognition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by an exhibit of personal effects and school items from the period the Jewish boys were being hidden. The exhibit was mounted in the spring of 1997. With a 10th anniversary exhibit called "Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust" the Holocaust Museum is again highlighting the story of Père Jacques and the three teenagers in the larger setting of the Holocaust/Shoah. For anyone able to visit Washington, the exhibit will run from September 19, 2003-May 12, 2004 (in the museum's Gonda Education Center--admission free, no passes required). Look for photos of Père Jacques and his young charges when you see the exhibit. A second book of Père Jacques's writings translated by Fr. Murphy titled "Listen to the Silence" is on the way from ICS Publications.  An interesting excerpt from Resplendent in Victory (1998) is this reflection, based on the priest's wartime experiences: Moreover, in the hearts of those whom it unites, camaraderie arouses and nourishes two very strong feelings: a sense of empathy, accompanied by an instinct of devotion. Without realizing it comrades who suffer from the same burden empathize with one another. Precisely because empathy is a form of charity, it generates spontaneous reflexes of devotion--sometimes even heroic devotion--that lead comrades to rescue one another. Moreover, since war is the harshest collective ordeal, it gives rise to the most ardent and enduring camaraderie. Comrades love one another strongly because they suffer intensely. Absorbed in distress, differences apparent in civilian life disappear. There remain only human beings, equally hurt in their innermost sensitivities and equally exposed to the same serious threats, as together they strive for the same goal. Their union grows deeper in this communion with the same ordeal. We are now living through such months of ordeal! Therefore, let us overflow with this strong spirit of true camaraderie, which teaches us to respect one another, to love one another, and to help one another for the rest of our lives.   The Summer installment of these "News" Notes featured the recently convened General Chapter of the Order whose spirituality ICS Publications disseminates. One function of the meeting was to renew the international leadership of the Order. Father Camilo Maccise (from Mexico) stepped down from the office of Father General after twelve years of self-sacrificing service; and Fr. Luis Arostegui Gamboa, a religious from Northern Spain, was elected to take his place for a term of six years. From the biographical sketch issued at the time Father Luis was elected one gathers he is a seasoned contributor of varied publications. He was born in Gatica (Viscaya) on 21 January 1939. After studies in seminaries of the Order, he went on to Milan in October 1967 to do studies at the Philosophy/Literature School of Sacred Heart University. He pursued advanced studies there, returning in November of 1971 to defended a thesis on "Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christian Ethics as a Critique of All Ethics" in partial fulfillment of requirements for a doctorate in philosophy In 1969 during those years of studies he published a volume of poetry titled "Unfinished Poems." (not translated into English) Afterwards he wrote articles about theology for journals like "El Monte Carmelo" (Burgos) and "Revista de Espiritualidad" (Madrid). Born in the Basque country of Spain, he also wrote articles in the Basque language, especially for "Karmel" magazine. The members and staff of the Institute of Carmelite Studies and ICS Publications wish him and his collaborators in Rome "all the best" and hope the Lord's blessings will accompany them abundantly in the years ahead.