Lifetime Profession
Congratulations to William Rhind, of the London fraternity, who made his lifetime profession during Mass at the Lay Dominican Assembly in Leicester on 17 September. Please keep him in your prayers.
Learning Catholic Belief and Doctrine with Thomas Aquinas
This 8 week course provides an overview of basic Catholic belief and doctrine, based on the treatment of the “Angelic Doctor,” St. Thomas Aquinas. You will be introduced to the overall structure of Aquinas’ thought in general, and learn how to utilize the Summa theologiae, with opportunities for discussion and questions. Week Topic 1 Happiness or
A New Fraternal Group
A new Lay Dominican fraternal group is starting in West Yorkshire. A successful initial meeting was held in Bingley, and the plan is that future meetings will be held in Leeds. Over the coming months the group will be working out ways of praying, studying and sharing fellowship together. We are enthusiastic about welcoming new
North East Study Day: Thomas Aquinas, the Eucharist and Salvation
On Saturday 25th June, the North East group held a study day in Durham, and invited people from across the Diocese to join us, as part of the Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle’s Year of the Eucharist. During the morning session, Andy Doyle spoke about ‘The Institution of Corpus Christi – The Dominican Connections’. The
Pauline Burton RIP
Pauline was educated at St Paul’s Convent Birmingham and the Agricultural College, Penkridge, Staffordshire, and for a time she and her husband David farmed near Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire before David took over the family engineering firm. Pauline was an outstanding Lay Dominican. When David retired, they sailed their own boat to the Caribbean and
Professions in Cardiff
Mass and the Rite of Permanent Promises will be celebrated on Wednesday, 1st June, 7pm at St David’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Charles Street, Cardiff. Fr Robert Gay OP, Prior of Blackfriars, Oxford, will preside. Three candidates, having completed the discernment period, will be making a lifelong commitment as Lay Dominicans. Please pray for those making these
Thomas Aquinas, The Eucharist and Salvation
Lay Dominicans North East invite you to a day of study, prayer and reflection on Saturday 25th June, 10:45am to 3:30pm, at St Cuthbert’s church in Durham. The day keys in to the Hexham & Newcastle Diocesan Year of the Eucharist and is on the theme of ‘Thomas Aquinas, The Eucharist and Salvation’. Our main
Admission in the London Fraternity
On 8th May, Alessandro was admitted to the London fraternity. We welcome him with joy!
Civil Communication
On Sunday 12th June, the London fraternity will host a workshop by Catholic Voices on reframing and the principles of civil communication: about how we can best share the good news of our Catholic faith with family and friends (or even in the public sphere), and how to handle difficult conversations about faith and the
Oxford Community Passion Play
Lay Dominicans are members of the Order of Preachers, and preaching can take many different forms. This Holy Week, one member of the Oxford Fraternity collaborated with other Christians in the city to produce the Oxford Community Passion Play 2022 at St Matthew’s Church in Hinksey. The photographs here show Lay Dominican Ambrose Hogan working