Congratulations to Mish, who was admitted to the North East Fraternity at their monthly meeting at St. Cuthbert’s in Durham today. The photos show Mish with Andy Doyle, the President of North East Fraternity, and fr. Jude OP, our Religious Assistant, and with other members of the group who were there today. Please keep Mish
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Conchita Dunn. Conchita, who was a founding member of Tamar Fraternity, and also served on the Lay Provincial Council, died on 18th April after a long illness. Conchita’s funeral which will be on Wednesday 6th May at 11:00am at Our Lady of the Angels, Bishops Close, Saltash.
Today, Saturday 14th March 2026, we celebrated the Final profession of our sister, Marystella Ramirez. Please keep Marystella in your prayers.
Congratulations to Paige and Sue, who made their simple professions in our North West group, in Liverpool, on Saturday 7 March. The photos show Paige and Sue with Ray Bayliss, the convenor of the North West Group, and Fr. Neil Ritchie, the Religious Assistant. Please keep Paige, Sue and all the of North West group
The 2026 Seminar took place at Hinsley Hall in Leeds, from 27 February to 1 March, and our theme was ‘Pilgrims of peace: The Christian Calling in a Polarised World’. It’s always a great joy for the brothers, the sisters and the laity to come together as the Dominican family, and we had a weekend
The Edinburgh Fraternity is sad to announce the death of Sofia Leonard on 19th December, while being grateful to God for the gift of her life and of her time with us. Her funeral will be at St Albert’s on 8th January at 11am, and will be livestreamed. Sofia joined the Edinburgh Fraternity in 2019 after the
Our group in Glasgow have been celebrating 12 months since the group was first set up during the visit of the Master of the Order during 2024. The group is already well-established, and at their celebration they were joined by Fr. Vihn OP from Vietnam and Fr. Paulinus OP from Nigeria who are both studying
Congratulations to Janet, who was admitted as a Lay Dominican at Saturday’s meeting of the Leicester group. The pictures show Janet with Peter Kilty, President of the group, and fr. John Farrell OP, the Religious Assistant.
The island of Jamaica has been devastated by a major hurricane. The Dominican friars in Jamaica and Grenada are members of our Province, and are involved in the work to provide relief and assistance to the people affected. Fr Clifton Harris OP, the superior of the Dominican community, has been appointed to an Archdiocesan team
This autumn, we are celebrating the canonisation of 2 Lay Dominicans: Pier Giorgio Frassati on 7 September, and Bartolo Longo on 19 October. To celebrate, we held a Zoom call on Tuesday 7th October. Lilian Lee (Edinburgh Fraternity) talked about Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Fr. Thomas Mannion OP, our Provincial Promoter of the Laity talked
