On 23 and 24 June, the Dominican friars in Edinburgh hosted a conference entitled ‘St. Dominic and his Preachers of Grace’. Members of the Dominican family spoke about the past, present and future of the Order in our province and particularly in Scotland. Fr. Dermot Morrin OP hosted the conference. The past: Fr. Richard Finn
Congratulations to the three members of the London Fraternity, who made their first profession during Vespers at the Dominican Family annual Pilgrimage to Walsingham on 21 May. Please keep them and all the London Fraternity in your prayers. Next year’s Pilgrimage will be on Sun 12 May.
On 28 April 2023, the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation has appointed a new Chair. Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President of Stockholm University, is assuming the position. Astrid Söderbergh Widding is Professor of Cinema Studies and President of Stockholm University. Since 1985, she has been a member of the Dominican Lay Fraternity in Stockholm
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Rev. Nick Baggio, who died in January, aged 71. Nick was a Lay Dominican, originally in Manchester Fraternity (which became part of the North West Fraternal Group). He was also a Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Leeds. Many people will remember Nick’s work in organising the
We have recently started to publish a newsletter. This is available hard copy to people who are not on-line, but we’ll also publish it on our website. The latest edition is now available.
On Saturday 29th April, the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel & Brighton celebrated Mass for the Lay Dominicans of Crawley, to celebrate the inauguration of their fraternity. The members of the Fraternity were joined by friends and family, including the Dominican Sisters who provide wonderful support to the Fraternity,
Thomistic Studies is an Online Mission of the English Dominican Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena. Their new course, exploring the revelation of the Trinity with St. Thomas Aquinas, begins in October 2023, and will be reading texts from the Summa Theologiae, as well as his commentary on the Gospel of John, contemplating both the
Congratulations to Sofia Leonard, who made her final profession in the Edinburgh Fraternity on 1 April. Please keep Sofia and all the Edinburgh Fraternity in your prayers.
This lecture, entitled ‘Las Casas and his World: the Defender of the Indians in Context’, is by Fernando Cervantes, Bristol University. Fernando is also a Lay Dominican, Bristol Fraternity. The lecture was delivered at the Las Casas Institute and is now available on their YouTube channel.
This year’s seminar took place from 17-19 March, at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. The seminar was attended by many branches of the Dominican family – friars, sisters, Lay Dominicans, the Priestly Fraternity, the Secular Institute and Associates. The theme was Being Prophetic: Reading the Signs of the Times and Being a Sign for the Time.
