As we approach the seventh centenary of St. Thomas Aquinas’s canonization on July 18, 2023, reflections arise on his significance. Canonized amidst controversies, his life embodies humility, charity, and intellectual rigor. Thomas’s legacy exceeds mere guardianship; it demands a dynamic expression of faith.
From July 16 to 22, Dominican student friars from the Southern Cone gathered in Buenos Aires for fellowship, prayer, and reflection. The meeting aimed to deepen fraternity, explore the General Formation Ratio, and discuss the challenges of study in our spirituality.
In the AI Odyssey, ChatGPT stands as a milestone, challenging our anthropomorphic tendencies. As we consult it like an oracle, the question arises: Is technology serving us, or have we become its masters?
Report of the Promoter of Justice and Peace of the Province of Toulouse
The Order of Preachers convened the First Meeting of Amazonian Missions to engage the Dominican Family in the mission, especially in Peru’s Amazon through the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado.
On 19 September, 2023, the first Provincial Chapter of the new Province of St. Charles Lwanga elected Br. Gabriel Samba, OP, as its first Prior Provincial. After confirmation by the Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Br. Gabriel accepted this responsibility on 20 September, 2023.
On September 3, 2023, the Vice-Provincial Chapter of the Vice-Province of St. Catherine of Siena of Ecuador elected Br. Armando Villalta Alfonso Salazar, OP, as its new Prior Vice-Provincial. After confirmation by the Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Br. Armando accepted this responsibility on September 5, 2023.
Fr. Jarosław describes the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the fear and unrest it has caused. Despite this, the people of Ukraine are celebrating their traditional Day of Vyshyvanka. He talks also about he recent visit of the Master of the Order, who awarded the “Benemerenti” medal to volunteers from the House of Saint Martin de Porres in Fastiv, Ukraine.
On September 3, 2023, the Master of the Order, Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Br. Fernando Delgado Flórez, OP, as his Socius for Latin America and the Caribbean. Br. Fernando is from the Vice-Province of Bolivia and succeeds br. Juan Manuel Hernández Hernández, OP, who has been appointed Socius for Fraternal Life and Formation.
On September 3, 2023 the Master of the Order, Br Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP has instituted Br Juan Manuel Hernández Hernández, OP as his Socius for Fraternal Life and Formation.
