Anthony Akinwale, OP, who participated in the Synod of Bishops “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission”. “Dominicanes in synodi coetu de synodalitate” “Synodality is listening and listening enriches our charism. Without a spirituality of listening, all our efforts to exercise the charism of preaching disfigure us to the point of becoming agitated and noisy ideologues. To preach is…
The Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, made canonical visitation of the Dominican Province of St. John the Baptist of Peru in two parts, the first from 22-26 June and the second from 16-30 August. The Socius for Latin America and the Caribbean, Brother Fernando Delgado, OP, participated in both the first and the second part,…
An Interview with Brother Vicente Botella Cubells, OP, Master of Sacred Theology The theological work that the Order can offer to the Church and to the world today “must be a theology at the service of the preaching of the Good News and, therefore, in contact with the reality, the problems, the concerns and the frontiers of the men and…
On September 8, 2024, the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Bro Pavel Syssoev, OP, son of the Dominican Province of Toulouse, as Socius of the Master for the Provinces of Europe (I).
Bro Pavel together with Bro Thomas are the new Socii of the Master for the Provinces of Europe. A special thanks to Bro Miguel Angel del Rio, OP and Bro Alain Arnould, OP, for having served in these offices.
Bro Pavel Syssoev was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1977. After studying philosophy in Russia and at the Sorbonne in France, he worked as a lecturer. He joined the Dominican Province of Toulouse in 2002. He taught in the friars’ studium and in seminaries, preached numerous retreats and the Rosary pilgrimage in 2020. He was prior of Bordeaux and then Marseille, socius to the provincial of his province. He joined the community of Sainta Sabina in May 2024.
On September 8, 2024, the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Bro Thomas Gabriel Brogl, OP, son of the Province of St. Albert in Germany and Austria, as Socius of the Master for the Provinces of Europe (II).
On 30 August 2024, during the elective Chapter of the Province of India, held at Satyagiri, Dominican Retreat Center, Brother Peter Mendonsa, OP, then Superior of the community of St. Dominic in Delhi, was elected Prior Provincial. On the same day, he was confirmed by the Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, with the signature of his vicar, Br. Pablo Carlos Sicouly, OP, and on the same day accepted this office. Br. Peter succeeds Br. Prasad George, OP, who served as Provincial for a term beginning in 2020.
‘Let Us Commit to Peace and Human Dignity’ – Haiti 2024 Every year, from the first Sunday of Advent until the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, the Dominican Month for Peace is celebrated, in which the Dominican Family programmes pastoral activities and proposes prayer intentions for a specific country, which this year will be Haiti and will have…
Apostolic Penitentiary grants indulgence on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the Second Council of Lyon The Confraternity of the Holy Name of Jesus, entrusted to the care of the Order of Preachers, is celebrating the 750th anniversary of the Second Council of Lyon. The fathers of this Council, which was convoked on 7 May, 1274, encouraged the faithful…
Vita Consacrata – Iubilaeum 2025 The joy of Cardinal Ratzinger’s words has not lost its relevance. It was the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, and I was walking near the Vatican with a fellow sister. A white-haired man carrying a leather briefcase walked toward us. I asked, “Isn’t that Cardinal Ratzinger?” She replied, “Yes, and I know him. Would…
“Dominicanes in synodi coetu de synodalitate” ‘I participated in the Synod as a ‘theological expert’. Our role was to prepare the documents for the synod sessions, to attend the discussions in the plenary assembly, to prepare summaries for the drafting of the final document, or to write up fact sheets on specific points that were requested of us. The group…
