Preaching from the Pulpit of our Lives
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Lay members of the Dominican Family:
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“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
you will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free”
(John 8:31-32).
Lay Dominican life is all about having a passion for the Word of God.
It is about committing one self to a community of like minded brothers and sisters
that immerse themselves in the Word of God.
It is about committing one self to a community of like minded brothers and sisters
that immerse themselves in the Word of God.
Lay Dominicans seek to be in an environment where they “breathe” the Word of God, in the Holy Scripture; in the teaching of the Church, in personal and liturgical prayer, in study, in every day life experiences.
They discern ways, with the help of a community of believers, to deliver that Word according to their abilities and the urging of the Holy Spirit. For some, that may mean a life of prayer; for others, an intense love of study, perhaps leading to teaching; for many, an apostolate that proclaims God’s special love for their families, the poor, the sick and dying, and the imprisoned, much like our Patroness St. Catherine of Siena. All these activities speak a truth to our impoverished, hurting, hungry world.
But for a member of the Order of Preachers, of any branch of the family, actual preaching is to hold pride of place particularly in places where the hierarchical ministry of the church is unavailable or ineffective. “But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can they preach unless they are sent? Thus faith comes from what is heard and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:14-15).
from The Rule and Directory of the Lay Chapters of St. Dominic, Southern Province. Read more here.