The Dominican Secular Institute of Orleans
The Dominican Secular Institute of Orleans is a community of women living the evangelical counsels in the midst of the world. We live in our secular environments and pursue our vocation in daily life. In accordance with the teaching of St Dominic, we strive to proclaim Christ "to everyone, always and in every way, and when it is no longer possible otherwise, even in words". We want our lives to be a clear sign of God's presence in the world to others, but without revealing that we have fully consecrated our lives to God through the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.
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NEWS
Dominican Family Seminar UK 2025
Over sixty Dominicans from all branches of the Family gathered at Hinsley Hall in Leeds over the weekend of 21 st -23rd March for a seminar on the Jubilee Year. The theme was Hope which was explored by various speakers both friars and sisters as well as lay people. We heard St Thomas’s ideas Hope in God’s mercy for ourselves is a virtue by which we hope and trust in Him for our good.
We looked at hope in historical times of persecution and at indulgences in this Holy Year through the merits of Christ and the saints. All the talks were very good but the chief benefit of these annual meetings is the chance to meet with each other and form friendships over the years, and to hear reports and news from each group (I gave this for the institute).
It is good also that the leadership of the Seminar is shared much more equally now between the friars, the sisters and the laity. In the UK there is much more emphasis now on the laity having co-responsibility with the clergy for the church’s mission and it was good to see this at work in the Dominican family as well as in the parishes here. This is still a new thing but this seminar provided a very HOPEFUL start.
We looked at hope in historical times of persecution and at indulgences in this Holy Year through the merits of Christ and the saints. All the talks were very good but the chief benefit of these annual meetings is the chance to meet with each other and form friendships over the years, and to hear reports and news from each group (I gave this for the institute).
It is good also that the leadership of the Seminar is shared much more equally now between the friars, the sisters and the laity. In the UK there is much more emphasis now on the laity having co-responsibility with the clergy for the church’s mission and it was good to see this at work in the Dominican family as well as in the parishes here. This is still a new thing but this seminar provided a very HOPEFUL start.