http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/ Sun, 26 May 2013 04:08:56 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/M_images/ http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/ Website to spread the Gospel using the Modern Media, by the Irish Province of Friars Preachers - Dominicans http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/UxRb-c_HQ5U/450-to-contemplate-the-blessed-trinity http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/450-to-contemplate-the-blessed-trinity <h3>Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/Holy%20Trinity.jpg" border="0" width="275" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 16:12-15</h3> <p>In this Year of Faith, we contemplate the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity with greater intensity. Let us begin by quoting from the preface of today's Mass: ‘For with your Only Begotten Son and the Holy Spirit you are one God, one Lord: not in the unity of a single person, but in a Trinity of one substance.’ In this we touch the heart of our Christian faith and the central question for St. Thomas Aquinas: ‘What is God?’ He is the Creator and merciful Father, the Only Begotten Son, eternal Wisdom incarnate, who suffered on the cross, died, and rose from the dead, and he is the Holy Spirit, the love of God, three Divine Persons, one in nature.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/450-to-contemplate-the-blessed-trinity" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=UxRb-c_HQ5U:9Z5yKh0PtJ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=UxRb-c_HQ5U:9Z5yKh0PtJ4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/UxRb-c_HQ5U" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:03 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/450-to-contemplate-the-blessed-trinity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/XKIDgJsuelA/449-credo-series-episode-6 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/449-credo-series-episode-6 <p>In this sixth episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the phrase: "for our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried." Rosemary Swords talks with Bro. Ronan about Christ's Crucifixion.</p> <p>Please share this series if you like it with your friends. We will release a new episode every week until we have gone through all the articles contained in the Creed.</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11621/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/449-credo-series-episode-6" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=XKIDgJsuelA:YjKpyyNeJWI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=XKIDgJsuelA:YjKpyyNeJWI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/XKIDgJsuelA" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 22 May 2013 07:54:09 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/449-credo-series-episode-6 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/UuaLnrxc2cs/448-credo-series-episode-5 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/448-credo-series-episode-5 <p>In this fifth episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the phrase: "and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man." Bro. Damian Polly OP will shed some light on the topic of the Incarnation. </p> <p>Please share this series if you like it with your friends. We will release a new episode every week until we have gone through all the articles contained in the Creed.</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11581/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe> </p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/448-credo-series-episode-5" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=UuaLnrxc2cs:yJtK4w8kY-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=UuaLnrxc2cs:yJtK4w8kY-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/UuaLnrxc2cs" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 May 2013 15:49:19 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/448-credo-series-episode-5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/1Y0gg8BqCks/447-bringing-heaven-and-earth-together http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/447-bringing-heaven-and-earth-together <h3>Solemnity of the Ascension<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/ascension.jpg" border="0" width="275" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>Luke 24:46-53</h3> <p>Today in the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven, Christ seems to leave us and enter Heaven. But, He is not truly gone, but is present to us still, but in a new way. Christ ascends to the Father, but in a sense, He takes us all with Him. He brings together Heaven and Earth. The Apostles are not sorrowful at 'losing' Christ once more like they did in the Crucifixion, because this time He has conquered death and so will never be absent from them. They are in fact, joyful. They go back to Jerusalem and go the Temple, where we are told, they were continually 'praising God'. But how is Christ present among us now that He has ascended into Heaven, and what does this mean for us today?</p> <p>Christ, who is true God and true man, ascends into Heaven, and in a real sense, brings Heaven and Earth together. This is a reality today in the life of the Church. It is a reality everywhere where Mass is celebrated. In the Mass and in the Sacraments of the Church, the grace of God is a reality in the world. Christ has become present to us in a new way in the Sacraments of Faith.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/447-bringing-heaven-and-earth-together" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=1Y0gg8BqCks:L9YgAL8JKSI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=1Y0gg8BqCks:L9YgAL8JKSI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/1Y0gg8BqCks" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 11 May 2013 16:51:22 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/447-bringing-heaven-and-earth-together http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/OaAyMIfSwEo/446-address-from-archbishop-eamon-martin http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/articles-pope/446-address-from-archbishop-eamon-martin <p>Not long before he died, Pope John Paul told the young people in Rome, 'There is no authentic celebration or adoration of the Eucharist that does not lead to mission'. In a world where human life itself is under attack, we have a particular and critical mission. The other day a member of the Apostolate of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration told me – I am offering up my holy hour each week before the Blessed Sacrament so that, even at this late stage, the government may have a change of heart and not introduce legislation for abortion into our country. The organisation 'Precious Life' is calling on all of us to offer forty days of prayer and fasting from the 12 May for the protection of unborn children in this country. I support these initiatives, because if we are in 'communion' with Christ, the Bread of Life, at Mass or during adoration, then we are also 'commissioned' to bring the Good News about Life out there into our community. How can we be in communion with the Bread of Life at Mass or here tonight and not speak the 'Gospel of Life' in our daily lives, especially these days when unborn human life is under such a direct threat in our country?</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/articles-pope/446-address-from-archbishop-eamon-martin" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=OaAyMIfSwEo:eB72ipROEmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=OaAyMIfSwEo:eB72ipROEmE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/OaAyMIfSwEo" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 May 2013 10:52:16 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/articles-pope/446-address-from-archbishop-eamon-martin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/V8A2A4jTMiw/445-credo-series-episode-4 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/445-credo-series-episode-4 <p>In this fourth episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the phrase: "I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father."</p> <p>Bro. Conor McDonough OP talks with Dr. Carole Brown who will shed some new light for us. </p> <p>Please share this series if you like it with your friends. We will release a new episode every week until we have gone through all the articles contained in the Creed.</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11559/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/445-credo-series-episode-4" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=V8A2A4jTMiw:uMf-tLcMTc4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=V8A2A4jTMiw:uMf-tLcMTc4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/V8A2A4jTMiw" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 May 2013 07:53:26 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/445-credo-series-episode-4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/K2ILNsK7HPM/444-symposium-what-can-we-expect-from-a-jesuit-pope http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/symposium/444-symposium-what-can-we-expect-from-a-jesuit-pope <p>At this months symposium Fr. Jim Corkery SJ gives a talk entitled: "What can we expect from a Jesuit Pope?"</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11516/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p> <p> </p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/symposium/444-symposium-what-can-we-expect-from-a-jesuit-pope" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=K2ILNsK7HPM:TFPu6u9PNE4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=K2ILNsK7HPM:TFPu6u9PNE4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/K2ILNsK7HPM" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 07 May 2013 09:35:09 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/symposium/444-symposium-what-can-we-expect-from-a-jesuit-pope http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/PM1tA_HchoA/443-a-peace-that-the-world-cannot-give http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/443-a-peace-that-the-world-cannot-give <h3>6th Sunday of Easter<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/jesus_praying.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 14: 23-29</h3> <p>When Jesus' gift of “a peace which the world cannot give” is contrasted with the fragility of the peace our modern world offers, the gulf between them is so vast that they themselves require a mediator to be reconciled. Jesus is that mediator between us and the Father, bringing all things to Himself when He is lifted up on the cross. Today He urges us to allow Him pacify our war-torn world and our war-torn hearts.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/443-a-peace-that-the-world-cannot-give" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=PM1tA_HchoA:B9XRLi646fc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=PM1tA_HchoA:B9XRLi646fc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/PM1tA_HchoA" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 05 May 2013 07:05:55 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/443-a-peace-that-the-world-cannot-give http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/1t9wABUTRjM/442-credo-series-episode-3 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/442-credo-series-episode-3 <p>In this third episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we talk about creation in the article: "maker of heaven and earth". Br. Conor McDonough OP joins us this week to give some new insights. </p> <p>Please share this series if you like it with your friends. We will release a new episode every week until we have gone through all the articles contained in the Creed.</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11527/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/442-credo-series-episode-3" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=1t9wABUTRjM:U2kiOb5Mbd8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=1t9wABUTRjM:U2kiOb5Mbd8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/1t9wABUTRjM" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 01 May 2013 08:19:44 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/442-credo-series-episode-3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/iGkDsrcFPYU/440-to-whom-do-we-belong http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/saints/440-to-whom-do-we-belong <p style="margin-left: 3cm; margin-right: 3cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB" align="CENTER"><img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/catherinesiena.jpg" border="0" width="200" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></p> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">St Catherine of Siena</h3> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">To whom do we belong? This is without doubt the central question of one's spiritual life – do we belong to the world with its boisterous demands, worries and vain promises of satisfaction or do we belong to God? St Catherine's life proclaims to us that man's deepest hunger for belonging and identity - 'to see myself as I truly am' is something only sated in the loving encounter and union with God Himself. In the 'Cell of Self Knowledge,' Catherine discovered her true self in the discovery of being the fruit of God's pure love, as He tells her; 'It was with Providence that I created you, and when I contemplated my creature in myself, I fell in love with the beauty of my Creation (Dialogue,135).</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/saints/440-to-whom-do-we-belong" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=iGkDsrcFPYU:RggM0ExPZsk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=iGkDsrcFPYU:RggM0ExPZsk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/iGkDsrcFPYU" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:04:13 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/saints/440-to-whom-do-we-belong http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/EdsQ8QSQ9q0/439-the-true-immensity-of-jesus-love http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/439-the-true-immensity-of-jesus-love <h3>5^th Sunday of Easter<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/LastSupper.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 13: 31-35</h3> <p>This Gospel passage presents a very poignant scene to us. Jesus is speaking with his beloved Apostles at the Last Supper, preparing them for his impending suffering and death. They are in the dark about what exactly is to happen to him in only a few hours but He, the light that has come into the world, is fully aware of how He is to be glorified and how painful this glorification will be for him. Not only will he suffer the physical agony of his passion but he will also suffer through the betrayal of one of his closest companions, the denial of another and the almost universal abandonment of him by the rest of his disciples. And yet, knowing all this Jesus' words to them during the Last Supper are full of love and tenderness. He affectionately refers to his disciples as his 'little children' and he speaks of how He has loved them. He will shortly prove the true immensity of his love for them, and all his children, when he freely mounts the wood of the cross. As Jesus himself says 'Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' (Jn 15:13)</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/439-the-true-immensity-of-jesus-love" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=EdsQ8QSQ9q0:dF86uZX94e8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=EdsQ8QSQ9q0:dF86uZX94e8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/EdsQ8QSQ9q0" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:03:32 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/439-the-true-immensity-of-jesus-love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/D476YKjWlJg/438-credo-series-episode-2 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/438-credo-series-episode-2 <p> </p> <p>In this second episode of our series on the Nicene Creed we look at the very first article: "I believe in one God, the Father almighty". Dr. Carole Brown joins us this week to give some new insights. </p> <p>Please share this series if you like it with your friends. We will release a new episode every week until we have gone through all the articles contained in the Creed.</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11449/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/438-credo-series-episode-2" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=D476YKjWlJg:m-ApBl4GyUE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=D476YKjWlJg:m-ApBl4GyUE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/D476YKjWlJg" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:30:25 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/438-credo-series-episode-2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/gfWoDZj7XRU/437-the-masters-letter http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/27-pope-benedict-xvi/437-the-masters-letter <h3>Message of the fr Bruno Cadoré to the Holy Father Pope Francis<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/ens_031413_pope.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <p>Holy Father,</p> <p>Joining the whole Church in the joy and thanksgiving for the election of Your Holiness as successor of Peter, I act as the voice of the friars, nuns and laity of the Order of Preachers and all the members of the Dominican Family in expressing our onenesswith you in the prayer and mission of evangelisation which your Holiness has enjoined us in your first message.</p> <p>With great simplicity, but also with an inspiring demand, the words and the gestures of His Holiness called us to walk, with humility and with friendship toward all, by the way of the Gospel, with the eyes held high toward the Cross of Christ and with the hope set on His passover for the world. I assure you that our Order will endeavor to receive this message, which echoes that of our Fathers Francis and Dominic, as a call to continually return to the source of the charism that consecrates us to the evangelisation of the Word of God.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/27-pope-benedict-xvi/437-the-masters-letter" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=gfWoDZj7XRU:zjNwiJxzQc0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=gfWoDZj7XRU:zjNwiJxzQc0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/gfWoDZj7XRU" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:50:04 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/27-pope-benedict-xvi/437-the-masters-letter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/uJUSjpMusG8/436-the-master-s-letter-to-pope-benedict http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/27-pope-benedict-xvi/436-the-master-s-letter-to-pope-benedict <h3>“Thank you, Pope Benedict XVI” fr Bruno Cadoré on behalf of the entire Dominican Family<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/bxvi_bc_0.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></h3> <p>Most Holy Father,</p> <p>I ask you to accept the immense gratitude of the Order of Preachers for the great generosity and beautiful simplicity with which you have exercised your ministry, ‘a humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard’. The Brothers, Nuns, Apostolic Sisters, Lay Dominicans and the entire Dominican Family join me in assuring you of our communion in prayer and thanksgiving.</p> <p>On several occasions during your ministry, in the course of your teaching, you evoked some great figures of holiness that God by His grace has given to the Order of Preachers. It was for us a strong invitation to draw anew and constantly from the source of the charism of St. Dominic.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/27-pope-benedict-xvi/436-the-master-s-letter-to-pope-benedict" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=uJUSjpMusG8:Kj652bFetfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=uJUSjpMusG8:Kj652bFetfg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/uJUSjpMusG8" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:49:40 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/27-pope-benedict-xvi/436-the-master-s-letter-to-pope-benedict http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/XdS0fO1dO_s/435-jesus-the-good-shepherd http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/435-jesus-the-good-shepherd <h3>4th Sunday of Easter<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/Good_Shepherd.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 10:27-30</h3> <p>In this time of Easter we celebrate the joy and glory of the risen Lord Jesus. We acknowledge that he is indeed the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.</p> <p>Jesus was a marvellous communicator. He used the image of the shepherd when teaching about the nature of God because he knew that those listening to him understood the work of a shepherd and that they could easily recognise what a good shepherd was. A Good shepherd ensures that his sheep are safe; vigilance is the watchword of the Good Shepherd. Jesus asks each one of us to be vigilant. Vigilant against temptations and sin, thus the challenge today is precisely the same as that facing the first century disciples of Jesus, to be ready to suffer for him.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/435-jesus-the-good-shepherd" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=XdS0fO1dO_s:vUnkKJihlms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=XdS0fO1dO_s:vUnkKJihlms:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/XdS0fO1dO_s" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:23:43 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/435-jesus-the-good-shepherd http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/2XSnFr47wNo/434-credo-series-episode-1 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/434-credo-series-episode-1 <p>In this first episode of our new 13 part series explaining the Nicene Creed we look at the very first word: "Credo: I believe".</p> <p>Fr. Joseph Dineen O.P. gives us a brief history of the Creed.</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11447/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p> <p>Please share this series if you like it with your friends. We will release a new expisode every week until we have gone through all the articles contained in the Creed.</p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/434-credo-series-episode-1" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=2XSnFr47wNo:iqgKSyvjZYg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=2XSnFr47wNo:iqgKSyvjZYg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/2XSnFr47wNo" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:07:12 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/434-credo-series-episode-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/OfvcvGyoNXs/430-credo-series-i-starting-this-week http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/430-credo-series-i-starting-this-week <p>We have been busy for quite some time now recording and editing a series of 13 video episodes on the Creed.</p> <p>Even though the 'coming soon' preview has been out for a year now, we are delighted to announce that the editing of this first big media adventure is finally done! This new and exciting Video Series is aimed at offering an easy to understand explanation of each one of the articles of the Nicene Creed.</p> <p>Please keep checking this space as the series will be released in the coming weeks and months and share the videos with your friends! A good way to keep in touch with the Dominicans and with what is happening is also to download the iPhone/iPad App named<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/idoms-portal/id503647825"> iDoms Portal</a>. We intent to release one episode every week, on either Tuesday or Wednesday, starting tomorrow!</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/3968/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/430-credo-series-i-starting-this-week" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=OfvcvGyoNXs:wMUdW3HiLYw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=OfvcvGyoNXs:wMUdW3HiLYw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/OfvcvGyoNXs" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:59:17 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/series/credo8/430-credo-series-i-starting-this-week http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/xlAmbw5708M/429-it-is-the-lord http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/429-it-is-the-lord <h3>3^rd Sunday of Easter<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/biblic19.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 21:1-19</h3> <p>The Gospel reading that the Church presents us with today, portrays an encounter between Jesus Christ and some of his disciples, after the Resurrection. A miracle is the result of this encounter, where the disciples, who were fishing, go from catching nothing to catching so much fish that they have trouble hauling the catch ashore. Even though the disciples do not know whether it is Jesus who is telling them to cast their nets back out again, they still follow his instructions. We are told that the Beloved disciple first recognizes Jesus, and says in faith, “it is the Lord.” Here, we cannot help but think back to the Gospel of last Sunday where the apostle Thomas, previously crippled by doubt, makes a similar faith-filled statement, when he proclaims, “my Lord and my God,” after encountering the risen Christ.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/429-it-is-the-lord" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=xlAmbw5708M:D0yuq905g-Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=xlAmbw5708M:D0yuq905g-Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/xlAmbw5708M" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:30:28 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/429-it-is-the-lord http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/rwRPc1N2-2c/428-the-annunciation http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/428-the-annunciation <p><img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/annunciation-fra-angelico.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right;" />This year the Annunciation of the Lord is celebrated on the 8th of April, instead of the 25th of March because the 25th of March fell on Holy Thursday.</p> <p>This story is one of the most astonishing passages of scripture to contemplate; just for a moment think of what really happened in the little house in Nazareth. In the current basilica of the Annunciation, where the Angel appeared to Mary, it reads on the altar front 'Verbum caro hic factum est'; 'here the Word was made flesh'. It is this feast which celebrates the point when it all started, when God became man, when Jesus was conceived in the womb of the Virgin, when the all-powerful Word became flesh to dwell humbly among us!</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/428-the-annunciation" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=rwRPc1N2-2c:FGB5vPEO5VU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=rwRPc1N2-2c:FGB5vPEO5VU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/rwRPc1N2-2c" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:29:42 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/428-the-annunciation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/prqpwDZ5CXc/427-peace-be-with-you http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/427-peace-be-with-you <h3>Feast of Divine Mercy<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/JesusThomas.jpg" border="0" width="275" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 20:19-31</h3> <p>In this Sundays Gospel reading we see how, after Jesus had being taken away and crucified, the apostles remained behind closed doors. Without Jesus, the only thing they held in common was fear. It is at that moment, the height of terror and despair, that Jesus comes back and says, ‘Peace be with you’. Once more, Jesus calls them together and binds them with a common purpose. They are sent out beyond the locked doors into a world in need. Yet, one of the apostles was not there. For some untold reason, Thomas had separated himself from the others. When they try to explain to him what they had experienced, Thomas refused to believe. Thus, he has earned himself the title, ‘Doubting Thomas’. In actual fact, however, Thomas was no different from the other apostles. They too, refused to believe Mary Magdalene when she met the Risen Lord. Thomas, like the other apostles, struggled to believe in the testimony of others. He needed to encounter Jesus in a real and personal way before he could become a true believer.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/427-peace-be-with-you" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=prqpwDZ5CXc:tiaj9lF4ACk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=prqpwDZ5CXc:tiaj9lF4ACk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/prqpwDZ5CXc" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:21:15 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/427-peace-be-with-you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/eyrFAbxxKL8/426-the-resurrection-and-the-life http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/426-the-resurrection-and-the-life <h3><span class="text Luke-24-1">Easter Vigil<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/christ_resurrection1.jpg" border="0" width="250" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /><br /></span></h3> <h3><span class="text Luke-24-1">On the Gospel of Luke 24:1-12<br /></span></h3> <p>In the Church’s liturgy over the last few days the final events of Christ’s earthly existence have been celebrated and made present to us. It is difficult to imagine the sense of loss, desolation, and bewilderment suffered by the disciples in the aftermath of Christ’s Passion and Death. All their hopes seemingly lay in tatters: after all, it was reasonable to believe that death had had the final word. It is in this context that the women go to the tomb on the first Easter morning. There they are met with the startling message: “Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee: that the Son of Man had to be handed over into the power of sinful men and be crucified, and rise again on the third day?”</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/426-the-resurrection-and-the-life" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=eyrFAbxxKL8:6MWQjlntc_Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=eyrFAbxxKL8:6MWQjlntc_Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/eyrFAbxxKL8" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:34:59 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/426-the-resurrection-and-the-life http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/u_KmxbuKd1I/425-they-will-look-on-the-one-they-have-pierced http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/425-they-will-look-on-the-one-they-have-pierced <h3>Good Friday<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/592.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <p>In 2008, an Anglican vicar in Sussex had a crucifix removed from his church. He thought the crucifix was 'unsuitable' and 'a horrifying depiction of pain and suffering: 'The crucifix expressed suffering, torment, pain and anguish. It was a scary image, particularly for children... It wasn't a suitable image for the outside of a church wanting to welcome worshippers. In fact, it was a real put-off. We're all about hope, encouragement and the joy of the Christian faith. We want to communicate good news, not bad news, so we need a more uplifting and inspiring symbol than execution on a cross'. The Cross is apparently now a 'stumbling block' for Christians too.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/425-they-will-look-on-the-one-they-have-pierced" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=u_KmxbuKd1I:sHccbKvqloQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=u_KmxbuKd1I:sHccbKvqloQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/u_KmxbuKd1I" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:42:50 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/425-they-will-look-on-the-one-they-have-pierced http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/3ONwKIRlPYA/424-paschal-triduum-at-st-saviour-s-dublin http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/photos-dominican-nuns/424-paschal-triduum-at-st-saviour-s-dublin <div class="article-content"> <p><img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/easter-triduum_1364276060.jpg" border="0" width="250" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" />The Holy Week ceremonies express the core of the Christian faith, and the whole drama of the Christian life is contained in the drama of Holy Week. Join the Dominican friars of St Saviour's Priory for our celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our ceremonies are much like those at any other Catholic Church, but they are enriched by the participation of our Polish, Slovak and South American communities, and also by the inclusion of specifically Dominican elements, like the very moving ceremony of Tenebrae where the ancient Lamentations of Jeremiah are sung. All are welcome.</p> <h3>Holy Thursday</h3> <p>9am - Tenebrae</p> <p>7pm - Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper</p> <p>(8.30pm - Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper [Polish])</p> <p> </p> <h3>Good Friday</h3> <p>9am - Tenebrae</p> <p>11am - Stations of the Cross</p> <p>3pm - Celebration of the Lord's Passion</p> <p>4pm - 5pm Confessions [English]</p> <p>(7.00pm - Celebration of the Lord's Passion [Polish])</p> <p> </p> <h3>Holy Saturday</h3> <p>9am - Tenebrae</p> <p>11am - 6pm Confessions [English]</p> <p>9pm - Easter Vigil</p> <p> </p> <h3>Easter Sunday</h3> <p>Masses: 7am (Polish), 9.30am, 10.30am (in St Catherine's Chapel), 10.30am (Polish), 11.30am, 1pm (Polish), 5pm (Slovakian), 7pm (Polish), 8.30pm (English)</p> <p> </p> <h3>Easter Monday</h3> <p>11am (Mass in English)</p> <p>12noon (Mass in Polish)</p> </div><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/photos-dominican-nuns/424-paschal-triduum-at-st-saviour-s-dublin" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=3ONwKIRlPYA:j4kO15AuEuk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=3ONwKIRlPYA:j4kO15AuEuk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/3ONwKIRlPYA" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:41:54 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/photos-dominican-nuns/424-paschal-triduum-at-st-saviour-s-dublin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/J1ByY0LGW4Q/423-not-only-my-feet http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/25-biblical/423-not-only-my-feet <p><img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/oaChristWashingFeetIcon.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></p> <h3>Holy Thursday</h3> <h3>On the Gospel of John 13:1-15</h3> <p>In today’s Gospel we read of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, a job that was left to the lower people, namely servants who washed the master’s feet when he returned home from being out on the dusty roads.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/25-biblical/423-not-only-my-feet" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=J1ByY0LGW4Q:ITB252ljgaA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=J1ByY0LGW4Q:ITB252ljgaA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/J1ByY0LGW4Q" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:22:51 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/25-biblical/423-not-only-my-feet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/oSpsQu9aIwc/422-the-green-branches-and-the-cross http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/422-the-green-branches-and-the-cross <h3><img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/url.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="right" /></h3> <h3>On the Gospel of Luke 19:28-40</h3> <p>This Sunday we begin the journey of Holy Week. We begin to enter into this time of contemplating Our Blessed Lord's passion, death and resurrection by meditating first on Our Lord's entry into Jerusalem.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/422-the-green-branches-and-the-cross" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=oSpsQu9aIwc:M0TXEKh4j4c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=oSpsQu9aIwc:M0TXEKh4j4c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/oSpsQu9aIwc" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:27:06 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/422-the-green-branches-and-the-cross http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/zdao43yJrVk/421-novena-for-life-bro-matthew-martinez-op http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/audio/421-novena-for-life-bro-matthew-martinez-op <p>Please listen to the recording of the reflection given at our eight week of the Novena for Life, here in St. Saviour's Church (Dominick Str. Dublin 1) given by Bro. Matthew Martinez OP.</p> <p>This Novena will continue for 9 Fridays from 8-9 pm until the 22nd of March. Please join us in prayer during this crucial time in Ireland, in order that life remains protected from conception to natural death!</p> <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11179/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="180"></iframe></p><br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/audio/421-novena-for-life-bro-matthew-martinez-op" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=zdao43yJrVk:ocyjkQSo2rA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=zdao43yJrVk:ocyjkQSo2rA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/zdao43yJrVk" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:59:42 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/audio/421-novena-for-life-bro-matthew-martinez-op http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/wq8KrujnLBc/420-diaconate-ordinations-2013 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/photos-professions/16-events/420-diaconate-ordinations-2013 <p><iframe src="http://dominicansinteractive.idoms.org/article/11144/player" frameborder="0" width="520" height="300"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>Above is a short video showing the diaconate ordinations of brothers Colm Mannion OP, Luuk Jansen OP and Mathew Martinez OP. The ordinations took place in St. Saviour's Priory, Dublin, the ordaining prelate was Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin of the Dublin Archdiocese.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/photos-professions/16-events/420-diaconate-ordinations-2013" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=wq8KrujnLBc:MZCehNPB_ug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=wq8KrujnLBc:MZCehNPB_ug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/wq8KrujnLBc" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:42:21 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/photos-professions/16-events/420-diaconate-ordinations-2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/tGrIYI7Jv38/419-our-loves-are-scattered http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/419-our-loves-are-scattered <h3>Solemnity of St Joseph<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/phoca_thumb_l_st-joseph-christ-child-4.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>Luke 2:41-51</h3> <p>St Joseph is often presented as a model of masculinity and a model of chastity. Yet these two words are rarely associated in our culture. Manly men – from James Bond to the ideal men of lads’ mags – are presented as those who know what they want and know how to get it, with little concern for consequences. Self-control, especially mastery over sexual desires, is rarely part of the picture. St Joseph represents an older tradition, which saw virility (literally ‘manliness’, from the Latin ‘vir’) as including self-control, not being subject to changing desires. It is for this reason that he is represented with a lily, the flower which represents purity. A statue of a bearded man holding a single lily looks bizarre to us, even when we understand the symbolism at work, but I think that says more about us and our vision of masculinity than it does about Joseph.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/419-our-loves-are-scattered" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=tGrIYI7Jv38:wRpBTZ3-j2k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=tGrIYI7Jv38:wRpBTZ3-j2k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/tGrIYI7Jv38" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:22:14 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/419-our-loves-are-scattered http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/gFnytx7r5-c/418-everyone-needs-gods-mercy http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/418-everyone-needs-gods-mercy <h3>Solemnity of St Patrick<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/st-patrick.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></h3> <h3>John 8:1-11</h3> <p>In today's gospel for the feast of St Patrick, we have the account of the women about to be stoned to death for committing adultery. It may strike us as a harsh reading for such a joyous day. Yet it actually is a very relevant reading for this feast of St Patrick.</p> <p>The Scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus what they think should happen to her, citing the Law which demands she be stoned to death. Jesus bends down and writes on the ground, eventually gets up, and says simply "Let the one among you who is guiltless be the first to throw a stone at her". With this, everyone leaves one by one until only she and Jesus are left. No one had chosen to condemn her, because they all realised that they were not guiltless at all. Everyone present had at some point sinned and was in need of God's mercy.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/418-everyone-needs-gods-mercy" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=gFnytx7r5-c:H7pAcSdeujI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=gFnytx7r5-c:H7pAcSdeujI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/gFnytx7r5-c" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:38:39 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/418-everyone-needs-gods-mercy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~3/zJl_1gN3-AU/417-repent-and-believe-the-gospel http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/417-repent-and-believe-the-gospel <h3><strong><strong>4^th Sunday of Lent<img src="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/images/christ%20-%20hear%20him.jpg" border="0" width="300" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></strong></strong></h3> <h3><strong><strong>Luke 15:1-3, 11-32<br /></strong></strong></h3> <p>“Repent and believe the Gospel”. Perhaps we heard those words uttered by the priest as he made the sign of the cross on our forehead with ashes at the beginning of Lent. Who among us can genuinely meet Christ in the Gospel and not feel the need for repentance? Faced with such perfection, our many imperfections are held up to our face as if in a mirror. Today's Gospel brilliantly captures both our need for repentance and God's willingness to accept it. Anybody who has any doubt about forgiveness of sins, as the Church understands it in the sacrament of penance, may hopefully see something of the way God works through the priest in this beautiful parable. The contrast between God's attitude to forgiveness and our human attitude is beyond compare; they are of two different orders.</p> <br /><a href="http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/417-repent-and-believe-the-gospel" target="_blank">Read more ...</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=zJl_1gN3-AU:uEfj4i1AbnM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?a=zJl_1gN3-AU:uEfj4i1AbnM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/dominicansinteractive?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dominicansinteractive/~4/zJl_1gN3-AU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:49:26 +0000 http://www.dominicansinteractive.com/reflections/24-weekly-reflections/417-repent-and-believe-the-gospel