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.
As we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord, Karol Grobicki (North West), reflects on two images of Mary and asks the question, how can our hearts and minds be raised to a contemplation of God?
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.
Paul Williams (Bristol) writes: “Throughout most of 2022 under a director from the Jesuit retreat house at St Beuno’s in Wales I meditated and prayed my way through the complete Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola. This is the verbatim entry for the day in which I meditated on the raising of Lazarus, which is
We’ve added more reflections for Lent. The latest reflections are from Fernanda Mee (Crawley), Teresa Jankowska (Oxford) and Karol Grobicki (North West).
The Lecture, entitled ‘Las Casas and his World: the Defender of the Indians in Context’, will take place at Blackfriars, Oxford at 5.00pm on 23rd March. The lecture will also be livestreamed. The lecture is by Fernando Cervantes, Bristol University. Fernando is also a Lay Dominican, Bristol Fraternity.
This book is edited by Eleanor Giraud and Christian Leitmeir. Christian is a Lay Dominican, a member of the Oxford Fraternity.
Crawley held their day of Lent Recollection and celebrated two newly professed members.
