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
Felice and Philip, from our Lay Provincial Council have just returned from the 11th European Assembly of Lay Dominican Fraternities in Vilnius. This summary is the official communique, and the Statutes from the Assembly (which include the minutes/report) will be published in due course following the approval of the Master of the Order. “Europe –
Welcome to Leicester – perhaps the oldest urban settlement in the country and with a wonderful Dominican history. If you are coming for the day to the Assembly on 17th September, the Frassati Centre (the original Holy Cross Church and school) is a short walk from the Station. For parking the most reasonably priced car
Our Lay Dominican Assembly Day will be on 17th September 2022, in Leicester. The Provincial Council has decided to do things a little differently for our Assembly this year. We feel that as Lay Dominicans and as Fraternities/Fraternal Groups, we need to “re-boot” ourselves after the pandemic. We felt this as a Council and suspect
