Life of the Order

A workshop for new provincials took place 27 February to 6 March at the General Curia in Rome. Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, together with the members of the Curia and eight newly elected or re-elected provincials participated in the workshop. This workshop gave the provincials the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the inner workings of the Curia as…

CODALC and the Federation of Dominican Sisters of Brazil invite you to participate in the VI Predicarte, which will be held 6 to 11 October 2024 at the Centro Pastoral Dom Fernando in Goiânia, Brazil.

Vocation promotion, initial and ongoing formation, study, commitment to justice and peace and collaboration in mission were main themes at CIDALC meeting.

“A Cathedral of Constitutional Law”, edited by Br. Anton Milh, OP & Br. Mark Butaye, OP, was presented in Rome at the National Institute of Roman Studies on 15 February 2024 in collaboration with the Belgian Dominican Province, the Historical Institute of the Order of Preachers, and the Brepols publishing house.

On Monday 11 February, during the Office of Lauds, Father Guillaume Lefloc’h began his novitiate within the newly-formed Dominican priestly fraternity at the monastery of Beaufort.

On 11th February, in St Saviour’s Church in Dublin, the Master of the Order, fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, presided over a Eucharist of thanksgiving for 800 years of Dominican presence in Ireland. 

The Master of the Order, fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, together with the Socius for Asia Pacific, fr Jamshed Albert Gill, OP, conducted canonical visitation of the Vice-Province, Reginae Sinae-Taiwan, from 13-21 January 2024. The friars were visited at the house of formation, Saint Albert the Great Convent-Taipei, Saint Dominic Convent -Kaohsiung and the friars serving in Minor Basilica…

The second meeting for founding a priestly fraternity occurred at Beaufort Monastery in Plerguer, France, from December 3 to 4, 2023. Discussions included the fraternity’s rule, collaboration with the monastery, and integration into the Dominican Family.

The second Intermediate Assembly of Lay Fraternities in the Province of Hispania convened in Madrid. Fraternity leaders discussed community life and formation, and reports were presented by the Provincial Council. The assembly concluded with the update of the lay directory.

From December 27, 2023, to January 3, 2024, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order, conducted a canonical visit to Dominican friars in Iraq, joined by Brother Alain Arnould, OP. The visit emphasized hope amidst challenges.