About Deacon Mark Danis

Deacon Mark Danis, OCDS, is co-host of the Carmelite Conversations Podcast, which began as a weekly program on Radio Maria. He is a also a member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Community of Our Mother of Good Counsel in Beavercreek, Ohio.

Mark’s primary ministry is providing teaching and spiritual direction in contemplative prayer and removing the obstacles to prayer. He is grounded primarily in the teachings of the Carmelites, most especially St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross.

Mark is a popular speaker and often gives large-group presentations and retreats on Prayer and Carmelite spirituality. He also writes a weekly reflection on prayer for a large nation-wide prayer community, and he leads a weekly prayer group focused on the Teresian Method of Prayer. Mark’s most recent appearance was at the 2018 OCDS Congress where he delivered a powerful message to more than 400 Secular Carmelites.

A spiritual director, Mark has been a member of the Secular Order of Carmel (discalced Carmelites) for thirteen years and has taken his Secular Vows in the Order.

Mark attended St. Michael’s college in Winooski, Vermont, where he received his undergraduate degree in English Literature. He later received a master's degree in theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.