ICLDF – report for the European Assembly Fatima, October 2017 by Mr. Klaus Bornewasser OP Dear sisters and brothers, I am very grateful to have the opportunity to make a short report as European member of the International Council of Lay Dominican Fraternities, the ICLDF. I will do it in two steps. The work […]
La Comisión Internacional Dominicana de Justicia y Paz (CIDJP) se reunió en Ginebra y Estavayer-le-Lac (Suiza) del 28 de septiembre al 3 de octubre. En los últimos tres años, la Comisión se reúne anualmente para animar el trabajo de Justicia y Paz. Esta fue la primera reunión de la Comisión que incluyó la totalidad de […]
In terms of the laity, Duncan MacLaren of Scotland is now joined by Maria Teresa Tenti of Argentina and also the representative of the youth of the Order (IDYM), Dimitri Diaz Vidal of Guatemala. Lay members are urged to note especially the messages about Dominican Peace Month which this Advent concentrates on Colombia and the […]
The tenth Assembly of European Lay Dominican Fraternities was held in Fatima, Portugal from 4 to 8 October, with more than 50 participants representing 35 Provinces and Vicariates. A large hotel run by Dominican Sisters, less than fifteen minutes from the Sanctuary, was “home” for these five days: not only did everyone sleep and eat […]
CONGRESO DE FRATERNIDADES LAICALES DOMINICANAS DE AMERICA LATINA Y DEL CARIBE – COFALC El Priorato de la Fraternidad Laical Dominicana Jordán de Sajonia agradece al Promotor Héctor Avella Pachón, O.P., habernos representado en el Congreso Internacional de COFALC, del 25 al 28 de septiembre pasado, y haber enviado esta “agridulce” relación: El Congreso de las Fraternidades […]
Rev. Fr. Rui Carlos Antunes e Almeida Lopes, OP, Promoter General of Dominican Laity, visited Bui Chu and Thai Binh dioceses in Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 07, 2017 on the celebration of the Feast of St. Dominic. The Asia-Pacific Coordinator of Lay Dominicans on the International Council, Belen Lorezca-Tangco, OP was with him in addressing […]
HOMILY ON WORD.OP.ORG 17.08.2017 Matthew 18:21-19:1 21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. 23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be […]
We met Duncan MacLaren at the end of Jubilee of the Order in January, 2017: Congress on Missione. A report by Duncan MacLaren. Now, Duncan has asked both ECLDF and us for help him to collect information about initiatives to encourage the laity to be involved in justice and peace matters after the Congresses in Salamanca and […]
Mensaje de fr Rui Lopes para la fiesta de San Domenico (Channel YouTube: Espanol) Message de fr Rui Lopes pour la fête de San Domenico (Channel YouTube: Francais) Messaggio di fr Rui Lopes per la festa di San Domenico (Channel YouTube: Italiano) Mensaje en Espanol Message en Francais Messaggio in Italiano
Gino Bartali was one of the greatest post-war Italian cyclists and was the sporting rival of his friend Fausto Coppi. Bartali had a deep faith; he was a member of the Dominican Third Order, and used to say “You do good but you don’t talk about it, some medals are hung on your soul”. He […]
