Admission in Leicester
Congratulations to Anna who has been Admitted as a Lay Dominican in Leicester. She is pictured in the centre with some other Lay Dominicans from Leicester in a Friar sandwich of Fr John and Fr Benedict!
Congratulations to Peter Green!
Congratulations to Peter Green from Leicester, who, at a mere 80 years old, has shown you’re never too young as a Dominican to learn. Peter, pictured here with his wife Helen, has been awarded a BA in Philosophy and Theology from the International Dominican University based in Toulouse. The course is delivered in English and
God’s Mercy and Yours
The Dominicans in Edinburgh recently hosted a conference entitled ‘God’s Mercy and Yours’. The conference was well attended by all the different branches of the Dominican family, and there was a series of excellent speakers. There were 6 speakers: All the talks were recorded and will shortly be made available on Radio Maria. The conference
South West Lay Dominican Regional Day
The South West Regional day will take place on Saturday 20th July 2024, 10.00—17.00, at Our Lady & the Angels, Saltash, and will include a talk from Fr Thomas-Thérèse Mannion OP, National Promoter of the Lay Dominicans on the topic of Mission. We will have Mass, Rosary, and Morning and Evening Prayer together, plus plenty
Admissions in Lymington
We are forming a new group of Lay Dominicans in Lymington. The group enjoy wonderful support from the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph there, and are also being supported by Tamar Fraternity. On Saturday 1st June, Claire, Johanna, Clare, Jacqueline, and Dymphna were all admitted as Lay Dominicans. Felice (Perpetual Formation Officer in Tamar) and Geraldine
Professions in Tamar Fraternity
At a recent Spiritual weekend at Our Lady of the Angels, Saltash, Ben, from Tamar Fraternity celebrated his Solemn (Final) Profession, at a Mass celebrated by the Fraternity’s religious assistant, fr. Andrew Brookes OP, on Sunday 26th May. The following day, Celia T made her Simple (First) Profession. Please keep Ben, Celia and Tamar Fraternity in
Synod on Synodality
Following the Synod Assembly in Rome in October 2023, the church was asked to continue the conversation about the subjects which had been discussed, and feed back our views before the next Synod Assembly meeting in October 2024.2 The Lay Dominicans held discussions across the province, on Zoom, in our fraternities and by inviting individual
Walsingham Pilgrimage
Every year there is a Dominican pilgrimage to Walsingham, and the whole Dominican family are welcome to attend. This year’s pilgrimage will be on Sunday 19 May. The pilgrimage begins at 12 midday with Mass in the Roman Catholic basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham (N.B. NOT in the village of Little Walsingham, follow road
Admission and Professions in the NE & Yorkshire
On Saturday 16th March we celebrated one admission and 5 professions in the north of England. Tamra was admitted as a Lay Dominican. She is a member of the new group that is being formed in Yorkshire, and meets in Leeds. Angeline, Christine, Ewan, Gavin and Ted all made their temporary profession. They are members
Admission in Leicester Fraternity
Congratulations to Karin Davis who was admitted to Leicester Fraternity today. She is pictured with Peter Kilty, the President of the Fraternity, and fr. John Farrell OP, the religious assistant. Please keep Karin and all the Fraternity in your prayers.