1. How would you describe your experience as the Master of the Order? At the end of his mandate, brother Timothy said that he had made a great “pilgrimage” in the Order. This expression seems to me to be very accurate and I would be happy to use it to answer this question. To go from community to community, from…
Mass of Holy Spirit We are here gathered in His Name. And we are more than two or three, in this gathering of all languages, peoples and nations. What are we going to ask Him? What are we really going to ask, as we invoke the Holy Spirit in our lives? Of course, we ask the Holy Spirit to guide…
Eucharistic Celebration at the Conclusion of the General Chapter We gather to celebrate the solemnity of our Father St. Dominic, light of the Church and preacher of grace. We gather in thanksgiving to the Lord for the grace of the General Chapter here in Biên Hòa, Vietnam, and for the manifold graces we have received from Him. In Bologna, the…
The Dominican Mission in Taiwan and Saint Dominic Parish in Kaohsiung celebrated the 40th death anniversary memorial in honor of the Fourth Prefect Apostolic of Taiwan and the First Prefect Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Rev. Fr. Jose Maria Arregui Ipararregui OP who died on 5 August, 1979
Kraków: Extraordinary Music Workshops Ended Last Sunday Here is a snapshot of this year’s event: four Masses, three phenomenal concerts, seven lectures, six workshops, and many hours of independent musical coaching. Over 300 participants attended. We began the first day with solemn Mass at noon, followed by lunch. Afterward, participants attended thematic sections on Gregorian chant, choral conducting, vocal coaching,…
“Tracing the Roots Back to the History of the Order” is the theme of the 2019 Annual Regional Gathering of the Dominican Lay Fraternities of Region IV held in the Daragang Magayon Hall of the University of Santo Tomas – Legazpi last August 11, 2019. Expounded in the most comprehensive yet unsophisticated manner by the General Promoter of the Dominican…
The face of Saint Dominic Carved by Fr Felicísimo Martínez Díez, O.P. We know fr Felicísimo because he is an artisan of reflection on religious life and evangelization in today’s world. Few of us know the art of wood carving, to which he devotes himself especially during his holidays. Today, St. Dominic’s carved wooden face is surrounded by a large…
The Church’s ‘mea culpa’ must be genuine | Aaron Zahra Rocked by over a decade of child abuse scandals, the Catholic Church is in the process of renewing its structures and policies. Fr Aaron Zahra – abbot of the Dominican Priory in Vittoriosa, and author of a dissertation about sex abuse in Catholic schools – argues that the Church has…
Words of fr. Gerard Timoner, O.P., Master of the Order from an interview in St. Dominic’s room in Fanjeaux, France. Date: October 6, 2019 My dear brothers and sisters of the Order of Preachers, after joining our brothers of the Provinces of France and Toulouse on the Rosary Pilgrimage, I had the privilege of visiting the house of Peter de…
Recently the Master of the Order was in San Francisco, and he sat down with the pastor of our church, St Dominic’s, to speak about “life, vocation, work in the past and even about his election process as Master of the Dominican Order.”
