The Dominican Spirit
En el santoral del día de hoy la Iglesia recuerda a Santo Tomas de Aquino, cuya teología fue una sintonización de la teología patrística en el esquema filosófico de Aristóteles. Estamos tan removidos hoy en día de esas corrientes filosóficas, que nos es difícil estudiar su teología. Con la ayuda de una introducción, puedes leer […]
Dominican Spirituality is difficult to define. Part of the difficulty lies in the fact that we are dealing with an eight-centuries old organization. Some descriptions make take on more on the character of the person doing the describing, some may only reflect the original character of the foundation, without taking into account genuine developments. A […]
Another example of Dominican life is the dedication to prayer. Dominic retained the monastic recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours, but he was willing to dispense attendance if brothers had to study or preach. Dominic also observed long hours of private prayer. He popularized the meditation of the mysteries of the Rosary and found […]
For the followers of Saint Dominic, preaching is at the center of their lives. Their preaching and their simple living was seen as an extension of the apostolic task of Bishops and priests. This apostolic task was seen as being neglected because of the many duties of bishops and priests, and it was ripe for […]