Interview with Bro Gerardo Cioffari, OP, Master in Sacred Theology (Magister in Sacra Theologia) Gerardo Cioffari, OP, a son of the Province of St. Thomas Aquinas in Italy, who received the degree of Master in Sacred Theology (Magister in Sacra Theologia) from the Order of Preachers in 2024, considers that an innovative proposal of the Order in theology cannot do…
“What are your plans for today?” – “To not die.” One of the young people connected to our brothers in Khmelnitski tells me that this phrase, laced with gallows humor, is often heard in Ukraine at the moment. Two contrasting sides repeatedly greet me in Ukraine: humor, warmth, and great kindness – but also profound sadness stemming from a chasm…
“Should we entrust our love lives to algorithms and dating apps?” That was the question a group of students asked one evening at the Dominican Center in Montreal. The CeDum, led by the brothers under the direction of Gustavo Ortega, offers a wide range of activities. Since last year, in addition to liturgies and traditional prayer or adoration groups, more…
With gratitude to God, the Giver of all good things, the Dominican Family rejoices in receiving the Pope Francis’ announcement that our brother PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI (April 6, 1901 – July 4, 1925) will be canonized during the Jubilee of Youth, taking place from July 28 to August 3, 2025.
From 31 October to 3 November, the first in-person meeting of the Network of OP Biblical Scholars of the Americas took place at the Santo Domingo Convent in Bogotá, Colombia, with participation from brothers and sisters across the continent. They studied texts from the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, and the Book of Isaiah, in a fraternal and synodal atmosphere.
The 2024 Meeting of Young Dominicans took place from Octuber 25th to 27th, organized by the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus in the province of Tucumán at the Yerba Buena campus of Santa Rosa School. The event brought together 400 young people from the Congregation’s schools in Rosario, Hersilia, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Santiago del Estero, Monteros, and Tucumán, and was held in commemoration of the centennial of Fr. Ángel María Boisdron’s passing, OP, the founder of the Congregation.
The Gharo Mission is but one example of Lay Dominican-led ministerial initiatives making a concrete difference for otherwise marginalized communities, and an example of what becomes possible when Lay Fraternities, DYM groups, friars and other branches of the Dominican Family collaborate on pastoral projects.
On November 7, the feast of all saints of the Order of Preachers is celebrated. For this reason, the month of November is dedicated to raising funds to support the work on the various causes for the canonization of saints within the Dominican Family.
The General Chapter of Provincial Priors will be held in Krakow starting July 17, 2025, as officially convoked according to the Order’s Constitutions.
On October 13, 2024, at the Holy Rosary Convent in Warispura, Faisalabad, Pakistan, the National Convention of the Dominican Laity was held, entitled ‘The Role of Lay Dominicans in Preaching the Gospel in Pakistan’. It was attended by nearly 150 lay Dominicans from all over the country, coming from Karachi, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Jahang Ibn-e-Mariam Colony in Warispura and Dasua. The Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena and the Dominican Sisters of Malta also participated.
