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| Dominicans | are followers of St Dominic, but they were first known as The Order of Preachers. From the start they were to be an Order who preached the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was this mission that led them, through the charism of Dominic, to apply themselves to learning. Study was done in the service of truth, in the service of the Gospel. |
| Glasgow Lay Dominicans | share in the spirituality and mission of the Order. They live it out in the particular circumstances of their own lives. Study is an integral part of group life, though it can take many forms. Some study is undertaken privately; some is done by arrangement with the whole group; some arises from the Order as a whole. |
| WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN? | There is no hard and fast rule, and no checking up! Individuals have their own interests and focus, and the group chooses from members' suggestions the particular topics. Biblical, Church and Dominican subjects are dealt with, as are matters of current interest, current publications, specific topics: whatever will be useful to ourselves and other people. Study meetings are regular, outnumbering business meetings on the yearly programme, and are usually led by a succession of group members. Speakers are invited in on occasion, and the group goes out on visits to places of note or interest, taking along other family members and friends: "exercising the Dominican charism of walking" as one member has it. |
| "SING A NEW SONG" | The current publication being used by the group is Timothy Radcliffe OP's Sing a New Song: The Christian vocation. Timothy Radcliffe, a Dominican friar of the English Province, is Master of the Order at present. His book is a collection of essays and addresses on a number of subjects which have been very fruitful for group study. |
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A STUDY DAY TO HONOUR ST CATHERINE |
For more that a decade the group has hosted a day of study in Glasgow, for the people of Glasgow, to honour St Catherine of Siena. It is a day of reflection but it is more than that. It invites local people interested in particular subjects to come in and hear informed speakers and take part in thought provoking activities for a whole morning and afternoon, eating together and talking together under the protection of one of the most famous of all lay Dominicans. |
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Follow these links for some examples of Glasgow Lay Dominicans' commitment to study:
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