Justice consists in the firm and constant will to give God and neighbour their due.
Catechism of the Catholic Church

GOSPEL VALUES                                                           THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW  25:31-46

I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.. 

Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of these the least of my sisters and brothers, you did it to me.

DOMINICAN VALUES                                                                                               ST DOMINIC

It is intrinsic to the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for which the Order of Preachers was established and it is a goal that is as elusive as holiness itself: 

to love God and to love our neighbour as we love ourselves. 

In the Dominican tradition people like Bartolome de Las Casas and Martin de Porres are models for Christians of all ages.

Our individual efforts, though small, can contribute to great changes when wisely coordinated.

For some people, their own personal effort on behalf of Gospel values may have wider, global impact in altering unjust structures that perpetuate suffering and injustice around the world.

DUNCAN MACLAREN                                                                    SPEAKING OUT FOR JUSTICE

Duncan MacLaren, a founder member of Glasgow Lay Dominicans, has spent much of his professional life working for agencies that strive to put the Gospel into action on a world wide scale.

Recently he spoke in his professional capacity to the European Lay Dominican Congress in Fognano, Italy.

 Duncan's speech "MESSENGERS?" is published here, not merely out of curious interest or admiration, but in the hope that you who read it will be moved by it to contribute more ardently and more effectively to the cause of justice.

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