During the annual retreat for the brothers at the Studium of the Vietnam Province of the Order, Brother Joseph Quy Nguyen, OP, wrote a letter to Brother Timothy Radcliffe, OP, asking him to share his thoughts on the role of young Dominican brothers in the as missionaries in the Order. In response to this request, Br Timothy sent the brothers a letter in which he encouraged them to be ready to be sent forth to “preach the Gospel to the whole world.”
From August 10 to 18, 2024, Brother Cristobal Torres, OP, Promoter General for the Dominican Laity, visited the fraternities of the Province of St. Albert the Great in the United States, accompanied by Brother John Steilberg, OP, Provincial Promoter of the Laity.
On 8 September 2024, in Rome, on the occasion of the solemn celebrations in honour of St. John Macias for the 50th anniversary of his canonisation, the Apostolic Penitentiary has granted the Plenary Indulgence.
The Council of the Lay Dominican Fraternities of Latin America and the Caribbean (COFALC) held its Intermediate Assembly in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 28 to 31 August 2024. The main topics discussed by the participants included: greater coordination in mission and formation among the fraternities of the region, expansion and updating of the provincial directories of the fraternities,…
The Promoter General for the Laity visited the fraternities of Cochabamba on August 21, the Church of Santo Domingo in Potosi on August 22 and 23; and the fraternities and the MJD of the Parish and Convent of Santo Domingo in Santa Cruz de la Sierra August 24 to 27. Br Cristobal also preached at the Sunday Mass at La Mansion in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on 25 August.
As we approach October, the month of the holy Rosary, we recall the words of our brother Pope Pius V: “And so Dominic looked to that simple way of praying and beseeching God, accessible to all and wholly pious, which is called the Rosary, or Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in which the same most Blessed Virgin is venerated by the angelic greeting” (Consueverunt Romani, 17 September 1569). An important part of our mission to preach the Gospel is promoting and praying the rosary, which contemplates the mysteries of the Incarnate Word.
For many years, the people in Haiti have been subjected to violent atrocities and human rights violation, incessant killings, kidnappings, sexual assaults, human trafficking, and forced labour. These have greatly impacted members of the Dominican Family, including their ability to meet physically, while others had to leave the country for safety reasons. Details of the situation in Haiti will be provided in the coming weeks.
Basil Cole, OP, a son of St. Joseph Province (USA), who was ordained priest in 1966, obtained a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome – Angelicum and held various teaching and formation positions, received the degree of Master in Sacred Theology (Magister in Sacra Theologia) of the Order of Preachers, which was conferred on him by the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Timoner III, OP, in 2023.
Dear Sisters, Dear Brothers, I’ve been getting around to writing another letter from Ukraine for some time. But since my friends have been motivating me, I’m finishing this letter on the day of Saint Hyacinth. This Polish saint of the first generation of Dominicans arrived in Kyiv around 1228, initiating the mission of the Order in the territory that is…
Reconciliation and the Challenges of Coexistence: the Example of Croatia in the Aftermath of the War of Independence 28th September 2024, 2-4pm (Zagreb/Rome time)Online To consider the role of the Dominican Family in creating a new post-Ukrainian-war order in Europeand to provide some ground-breaking pointers for the future, we are offering a series of webinarsto begin the reflection on different…
