On 22 October, the new Lay Dominican Provincial Council was elected at a chapter held in Leicester. The Council will serve for 4 years. Please keep them all in your prayers. The new Council: Fernando Cervantes (Bristol) Andy Doyle (North East) Margaret Doyle (North East) Gigi Horsfield (Oxford) Teresa Jankowska (Oxford) Philip Owens (Oxford) Sara
Please pray for Michelle Ntow who was admitted to the London fraternity in October. We welcome her with joy!
Felice Hopton and Philip Owens, from the Lay Provincial Council, attended the Assembly (12th to 17th August 2022). Felice shares her experience: My abiding memory of the European Council Assembly was the enormous enthusiasm with which Philip and I were received by the Council members and other delegates. It became obvious that no representatives from
CEPHAS seeks to contribute to the renewal of philosophy and Christian theology in the UK through close study, in particular, of St Thomas Aquinas. CEPHAS 2023 will be an opportunity to reflect in a profound way on who we are, as well as who others say we are, exploring together Aquinas’s anthropology, and the Thomist
Pamela McNeil was a sister, a friend and a pillar of the Cambridge Fraternity, of Blackfriars and of our Lay Dominican Provincial life for many years. Please keep Pamela, her family and the Cambridge Fraternity in your prayers. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, may she rest in peace and rise in glory.
The 2022 Lay Dominican Assembly took place on 17th September in Leicester. Our theme was ‘Looking Towards an Apostolic Future’. Speakers from many of our fraternities reflected on their experience over the last few years of COVID and lockdown, and the discussions and debates taking place in each fraternity about the future.
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.
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
Fr. Martin Ganeri OP, the Prior Provincial of the English Province, has offered condolences on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
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
