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Paulist Press has published Dominican priest, Donald Goergen, O.P.’s new book, St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar in honor of the 800th Anniversary of the Order of Preachers. The book revisits the life of Dominican founder St. Dominic. Read more
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Vatican II radically transformed the Roman Catholic Church, including convents and monasteries, around the world. In this book several Dominican Sisters tell candidly what life was like for them in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the decades after Vatican II. The story they tell is one of change, growth, and empowerment.
Organized around the four essentials of Dominican life — prayer, study, common life, and ministry — Tapestry in Time weaves together written and oral histories from the Sisters themselves to describe how the introduction of then-radical changes such as worship in the vernacular provided the thrill of something new and meaningful — but also how the move toward greater inclusivity led to challenges and opposition.
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In 2015, ATF Press, an independent publisher in Australia, translated to English and published Yves Congar, O.P.’s Journal of a Theologian: 1946-1956 and Diary of the 1914-1918 War; as well as Marie-Dominique Chenu, O.P.’s Vatican II Notebook.
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Every day during the fifteen month observance of the 800th Jubilee of the Order of Preachers, Nov 7, 2015 – Jan 21, 2017, a resource for “Lectio Divina” is available on the website of the Order. Each reflection, based on the scripture for that day, is prepared by a different member of the Dominican Family from around the world.
Each reflection includes these elements:
Lectio (scripture)
Studium (brief exegesis)
Meditatio (meditation/reflection)
Oratio (related prayer)
Contemplatio (“take away” thought upon which to reflect during the day)
The resource can be found here.
May this resource help to deepen our celebration of the jubilee.
What: Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master, 4-part Book Club series. The book, “The Intimate Merton” by Thomas Merton, can be purchased on Amazon.com.
Facilitators: Sister Ingrid Clemmensen, OP, Sister Ramona Bascom, OP and Mary Ellen Parker.
When: Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 12, Nov. 19, 2015 (Thursdays 3 to 4:30 p.m.)
Where: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Fremont, California
Cost: $10 Donation per session
More information: www.msjdominicans.org
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