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 […]
The Province of Spain of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) will celebrate a Rosary Congress to commemorate the first Centenary of the Apparitions of Fatima. The Congress will take place in Seville, in the Priory of St Thomas, from 27 to 29 October of this year. With this Congress, as its director, Br José Barrado, […]
La Provincia “Hispania” de la Orden de Predicadores (Dominicos) va a celebrar un Congreso Internacional del Rosario en conmemoración del primer Centenario de las Apariciones de Fátima. Tendrá lugar en Sevilla, en el convento de Santo Tomás, del 27 al 29 de octubre de este año. Con este Congreso, como indica su director, Fray José […]
The picture shows our ICLDF work group during our meeting this week in Quito, Ecuador, in preparation for the International Congress of Lay Dominican Fraternities scheduled for Fatima, Portugal, from October 4 to October 10, 2018. The ICLDF group has been meeting at the Convento Maximo de Santo Domingo in Quito between 17 and 20 July. […]
Translation of the article “Il card. Parolin: Giorgio La Pira, grande operatore di pace” on the Radio Vaticana website on 17 luglio 2017 “The Word of God was the source and criterion of his judgment”. His gaze was focused on the “needs of the poor”. His commitment as a legal expert, politician, mayor of Florence […]
Why Become a Member of the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic? by Mrs. Faith Flaherty, O.P. Why be a Lay Dominican when I can become a Lay Cistercian, Secular Franciscan, Carmelite, or a Benedictine Oblate?[1] Even Alcoholics Anonymous offers a Spiritual AA. The answer is certainly personal, but the definitive response would be because of […]
