Ordinations at Blackfriars
On Sunday 10th July, fr. Thomas Therese Mannion OP was ordained to the diaconate and fr. Albert Elias Robertson OP was ordained to the priesthood. Congratulations to them both and please keep them in your prayers.
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
Lay Dominicans meeting with the Master
On Monday 23rd May, the Lay Dominicans of our province met the Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Timoner OP, at Blackfriars in Oxford. Fr. Gerard was in England to celebrate the Jubilee of the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the Dominicans in England, and he spent 2 hours with representatives from fraternities across
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
Visit of the Master of the Order
Fr Gerard F. P. Timoner III, OP, the Master of the Dominican Order worldwide, is visiting the UK to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the Dominican friars in England. The Master will be visiting the Rosary Shrine at St. Dominic’s in London on 21-2 May. On Saturday 21 May at 7:30pm there will
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