Dominican Nuns Launch First International Website Summit, New Jersey–The Nuns of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Nuns, launch their first international website, www.monialesop.org, in order to make their mission of prayer within the heart of the Order of Preachers better known. St. Dominic de Guzman founded the Nuns of the Order in 1206, ten years before the…
Fratelli Tutti, “You are all brothers” (Mt 23:8) ENCYCLICAL LETTERFRATELLI TUTTIOF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCISON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP On the 3rd of October Pope Francis signed his third encyclical letter “Fratelli tutti” during his visit to the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi. “Fratelli Tutti” (FT) was published on October 4th, the feast of St. Francis, whose life inspired this…
Sister Helen Alford, OP is appointed member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences – Interview for IDI – International Dominican Information
Message of Pope Francis 01.09.2020 Pope Francis begins his message with the jubilee text of Leviticus: « You shall thus hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim a release throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you.» (Lv 25, 10) Each year, particularly since the publication of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ (LS, 24 may 2015), the…
Christus in vobis, spes gloriae Colossenses 1:27 Dear Brothers and Sisters, O Spem Miram! O Wonderful Hope! This is our hymn to St. Dominic, the father and first brother of our Order. The usual images that evoke hope are a new-born baby, a brilliant dawn, flowers and fruits of spring time, depictions of new life and new beginnings. In this time of…
Meeting with the members of the Dominican Laical Fraternity Friends of God of Bormujos, in which they shared topics concerning the apostolates they perform, the processes of formation and an overview of the laity in the different regions of the world.
The friars re-elected as Provincial Fray Slavko Slišković, O.P. June 23, 2020 For four more years, the Chapter of the “Croatian Dominican Province of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary” has chosen fr. Slavko Slišković, O.P.The Master of the Order, fr Gerard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P. has confirmed that choice. Friar fr. Slavko Slišković, O.P. fr. Slavko Slišković has…
Attribution Decree of the mission of the Order in Puerto Rico to the Province of St. Albert the Great (USA) “After a graced process of mutual cooperation in discernment, the Master has signed the Decree which attributes the mission in Puerto Rico to the Province of St. Albert the Great, USA. This came as the harvest of the dedicated collaboration…
“You shall be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8) Happy day to the promoters of communication “54th World Communications Day” The feast of the Transference of our father Saint Dominic and the prayer for communicators on the “54th World Communications Day” is a happy coincidence to encourage the Communications Promoters of the different entities of the Order of Preachers. The Ascension of…
Letter to the friends of Pier Giorgio Frassati, on the occasion of the Thirtieth Anniversary of his Beatification and the One- Hundredth Anniversary of the birth of Karol Wojtila by don Paolo Asolan How is that two friends would greet each other who have only really known and loved one another through one’s reading of the other or one’s looking…