You were called early To chastity and peace,
Category: Four Pillars
The Four Pillars of Dominican Spirituality are Prayer, Study, Community, Preaching. It is the special challenge and privilege of Lay Dominicans to Harmonize these four pillars into our daily life.
Homily of Life
How do lay Dominicans preach? One way could be through the homily of our lives.
Renew the Temporal Order: Living the life of a Lay Dominican
What separates a Lay Dominican from our religious brothers and sisters? One aspect is how we share our charism in the world. There are as many ways to do this as there are Lay Dominicans--this is mine. Our religious brothers and sisters live their Dominican vocation in a very obvious and public way. They are …
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A Look into the Dominican Family
What is a Lay Dominican? Many of us are asked this question when people see us wearing a white scapular or pin of the Dominican shield or cross. To quote one of the members of our Chapter, “It isn’t a social club or bible study. People come here to discern joining a religious order.” Then …
The Dominican Way of Praying the Rosary
Learn how the Dominican Friars have prayed the Rosary for centuries.
Living the Catholic Social Teachings: An Overview of Principles
Catholic Social Teaching, or Catholic social justice doctrine, has been called our Church’s “best kept secret.”
Four Causes, Four Pillars
Dominican Spirituality is best described by the Four Pillars. They are Prayer, Study, Preaching, and Community.
A way of preaching
Each Dominican is called to preach. That action can manifest itself in a multitude of ways. Our Dominican friars write homilies. The Dominican Sisters may preach by teaching. A Dominican Nun who is cloistered may preach to those she lives with. Lay Dominicans preach as well, according to their vocation. I may preach when I …
Preaching to Adolescents
Each Dominican is called to preach. Part of our journey as lay members of the Dominican Family is to search out the ways in which the Lord calls us to preach.
2019 Retreat – Lord, open my lips.
On September 14th the Lay Dominicans of DFW held their 2019 Retreat. The theme was Lord, open my lips. The inspiration for the retreat came from the readings for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary time, specifically from the responsorial psalm, Psalm 51. The contributions from the members of our group were tremendous. With council contributions …
Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii 