The ECLDF have now published lots of information about the Assembly which took place in Ireland. The theme of the Assembly was ‘Witnesses to the Truth, Prophets of Hope in a changing world: Fraternity, Synodality, Preaching,’ The report of the Assembly says: ‘The assembly was a true mosaic of languages, traditions, and shared histories. Delegations
The 12th European Assembly of Lay Dominican Fraternities took place at Maynooth in Ireland at the beginning of August. Representatives from the provinces of Europe came together for several days of discussion, prayer, community and the election of the new European Council. We also had a day out to Kilkenny, where the Prior Provincial of
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 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
In September 2025, the friars of the English Province are expecting a large intake of men to join as novices! As of May 2025, 8 applicants have been accepted to join. They are being called from many backgrounds, and are a sign of hope for the universal Church, especially for its intellectual life. It costs £12,000
This year’s seminar took place on 21-23 March at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. The theme was ‘Hope’ – as Pope Francis has given us the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ for this Jubilee Year. As well as our 3 main speakers who looked at various aspects of Hope, we had short sessions on 2 other Jubilee
On Friday 7 February, Lay Dominicans from across the province joined the rest of the Dominican family at Mass at Blackfriars in Oxford, to celebrate the elevation to the cardinalate of fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP. The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia, the Apostolic Nuncio, and fr. Nicholas Crowe, the Prior Provincial, preached.
The Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Timoner OP, is currently visiting the English Province. On Saturday 12th October fr. Gerard said Mass for the whole Dominican family at St. Dominic’s, the Rosary Shrine, in London. Fr. Gerard was welcomed by fr. Nick Crowe OP (Prior Provincial), Sr. Ann Cunningham (representing the sisters), Margaret Doyle
On Tuesday 8th October 2024, the Master of the Order of Preachers, fr. Gerard Timoner, and the Socius for Northern Europe, fr. Thomas Brogl, celebrated Mass with the Dominican Community and parishioners of St Albert’s, Edinburgh and fr. Nicholas Crowe, Provincial. During the Mass, Anthony Capildeo, Lilian Lee and Lee Patterson made their Temporary Professions in the
A group of 17 Dominican pilgrims recently travelled to Spain, to spend some time in prayer, pilgrimage and community in the land where St. Dominic was born. The pilgrimage was led by fr. John Farrell OP, and we had talks on the history of Spain from Lay Dominican Dr. Fernando Cervantes. We were based in
