Tag: Dominican Month for Peace 2023

Pope Francis’ call echoes for young Dominican missionaries after their transformative experience in the Amazon. Strengthening faith and social commitment, their meeting shapes a synodal Church, a force for renewal, and a sign of hope. Entrusted by the Church to fervently preach in the Amazon, the youth faces the urgent tasks of caring for our common home and protecting human rights. Reflecting on formation, missionary fervor, personal and community ecological ethics, inspired by ‘Laudato si” and ‘Dear Amazonia,’ they become tangible expressions of Pope Francis’ vision for a Church with ‘Amazonian features.’

The missionary outlook of the Dominicans towards the most vulnerable First issue of the publication on indigenous peoples. A well-designed presentation for this new publication of missionary reflection. Madrid, 4 March 2021. Selvas Amazónicas – Misioneros Dominicos is launching a new magazine format to show and analyse the reality that is lived in the different places where Dominicans are present…

From 2 to 8 July 2023 in the Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado in the Peruvian Amazon took place a fruitful first meeting of the Dominican Family of Latin America and the Caribbean, organised by the General Curia of the Order of Preachers, the Province of St. John the Baptist of Peru, the Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado (VICAPM) and CIDALC.

In a meeting of Dominican Amazonian Missions in Puerto Maldonado, from July 2nd to 8th, 2023, Bishop David Martínez de Aguirre Guinea reflects on the Dominican Order’s commitment to keeping alive the church in the Peruvian Amazon. This gathering offered hope in a region where religious presence is declining, emphasizing the importance of the Amazon’s contribution to the world.

Fr. Rómulo Vásquez Gavidia, OP, discusses the Dominican mission in the Amazon, which began in 1900. Collaboration and challenges persist as the 10-year funding agreement with Hispania ends in 2027, requiring the Order to play a more significant role.

In the Amazon, the Lay Dominicans see a call to preach the Gospel, recognizing the region’s unique challenges. They seek to promote missionary vocations, uniting faith with local culture and ecological awareness.