April 2014 Meeting

Posted on April 12, 2014 | Leave a comment

Please join us for the Dallas Lay Dominican Meeting this Saturday, April 12, 2014, at St. Albert’s Priory.

Agenda

Bring your Bible, writing utensil(s), and a journal or writing pad

Inquirers and Candidates will meet at 2:00

General Meeting at 3:00

  • Gathering, Fellowship, Food, and Name Tags
  • Opening Prayer
  • Dominican Saint Highlighted this Month – Joseph Stinson
  • Minutes from Last Meeting – Heather Barrett
  • Treasury Report and Current Monthly Collection – Debbie Russell
  • Dominican Study The Joy of the Gospel Facilitated by Father Jude
    APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
    EVANGELII GAUDIUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
  • Liturgy of the Hours in the Chapel

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Your Sins are Forgiven

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Dear Brothers and Sisters:
   Someone asked the question, “How can I stop feeling guilty about sins I have already confessed?”
If an old sin returns to your mind, I hope this response will help you.
Blessings this Lenten Season,
Cheryl Denise Pumphrey
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How can I stop feeling guilty, sometimes even after I’ve confessed and repented my sins?

  1. The main way to not feel guilty is to not BE guilty.

  2. However, if we have sinned and we have a properly formed conscience, we will feel guilty almost immediately after sinning, if not during sinning. A good conscience helps us have quick guilt, quick repentance, and then no guilt.

  3. If we still feel guilty after repenting and confessing our sins, we should not “re-confess” the forgiven sins again in the Sacrament. By faith we should refuse to doubt that God the Father has forgiven us. We should thank our Father for forgiving us, even if we don’t feel forgiven.

  4. Our false guilt may indicate we need healing. However, if we are still burdened by guilt after receiving others’ prayers for healing, we should ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit to reveal to us the Father’s immeasurable love and mercy towards us. A deep awareness of our Father’s personal love for us will dispel false guilt.  This false guilt is not from above. 

  5. Finally, we must remember God’s nature; God IS Love.  He yearns to forgive us. Recall the lives of the saints.  In Scripture look at the life of King David, St. Peter, Mary Magdalene, etc.  All the people, from all social levels and ethnicities, came to Christ.
    Scripture says, “ And Jesus healed them all.”  Matt 12:15. 

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Previncial Website and 2014 Congress Information

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Dear brothers and sisters in Dominic, Catherine, and Martin.
Please visit our Provincial Website ( laydomsouth.org ) to read the Master of the Order’s letter. “2014 Year  of the Dominican Laity and Preaching.” As part of the Novena which end in the 2016 800th Anniversary of the Founding of the Order of Preachers, the theme of 2014 is The Dominican Laity and Preaching, “Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old me shall dream dreams, your young shall see visions” Joel 3:1.
To celebrate this Year of the Dominican Laity, our Province will be celebrate this occasion with a Congress August 6 – 9 at the Marriott DFW in Irving Texas. The registration fee will be $50 and the room rate at the hotel is $119 plus tax. (If you room with three other people, your portion of the room expenses will 29.75 plus taxes per day). If we are able to raise enough money through our fundraising efforts, the registration fee will be reduced. Please check our Website, laydomsouth.org, for information about a handmade quilt with the image of Martin de Porres. Mr. Rick Danner, O.P., of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Group in Pensacola, FL is the quilter. He describes the quilt as:
     a “Folkloric” style Martin de Porres art quilt for a provincial wide quilt raffle to raise
    funds for the 2014 Congress
You may take a chance on winning this quilt on our Website.
The Executive Council thanks you for all you are doing in your Chapters and Groups and for the Province.
Dominican Blessings,
Your Executive Council

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Saturday Meeting

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Dear Preachers:
I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday for our Laity meeting. Cheryl will not be able to be with us.
I remind you that we are going to discuss chapters 3 and 4 of Pope Francis’ exhortation:   “the Joy of the Gospel.”  I talked too much at the last session so I will be relying on you all to help me keep my mouth shut!
Here are some things to think about as you prepare:

What is the Pope’s  message for us baptized Christians?
How will we respond to his message as individual Dominicans?
What message has  Pope Francis for our community of Dominican preachers?

Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday.
Also:  Ellen Mahon, one of our newer members, is collecting used shoes for Haiti— “Soles for Souls.”  So, if you have shoes you haven’t been wearing recently, it may be time to share them with people who don’t have shoes.
Enough said!
Blessings,
Fr. Jude

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ICLDF Report

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Dear brothers and sisters in Dominic, Catherine, and Martin,

I have attached the International Council of Lay Dominican Fraternities Report from the North American Representative, Dr. Gary Sims, O.P.

 Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere
To contemplate and to bring to others the fruit of our contemplation

ReporttoDLIPC2014

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March 2014 Meeting

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Please join us for the Dallas Lay Dominican Meeting this Saturday, March 8, 2014, at St. Albert’s Priory.

Agenda

Bring your Bible, writing utensil(s), and a journal or writing pad

Inquirers and Candidates will meet at 2:00

General Meeting at 3:00

  • Gathering, Fellowship, Food, and Name Tags
  • Opening Prayer
  • Dominican Saint Highlighted this Month – Joseph Stinson
  • Minutes from Last Meeting – Heather Barrett
  • Treasury Report and Current Monthly Collection – Debbie Russell
  • Dominican Study The Joy of the Gospel Facilitated by Father Jude
    APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
    EVANGELII GAUDIUM OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
  • Liturgy of the Hours in the Chapel

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December 2013 Meeting

Posted on November 29, 2013 | 1 comment

Please join us for the Dallas Lay Dominican Meeting on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at St. Albert’s Priory. All inquirers and candidates will meet with Annette Butler at 2:00p.m. The Dominican General Meeting will begin at 3:00p.m. starting with fellowship and food.

Debbie Russell will give the December talk on Pope Francis’ Encyclical, Lumen Fidei.

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20130629_enciclica-lumen-fidei_en.html

Please follow the link(s) above to review this document.

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April 29 – Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena – 5 Wednesdays Preparatio​n

Posted on March 26, 2013 | Leave a comment
Dear Dominican Brothers and Sisters:
    This is a most excellent time to begin our devotion to St. Catherine in preparation for her feast day.  It may be said for five Wednesdays, morning and evening.
     March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24…Feast Day of St. Catherine is April 29th…
     Have you heard of an express novena or an express devotion?  Rather than weekly, it may be said for five days in a row.
     If you should skip a day, ask for grace and continue.  Our Lord and His servants are generous and gracious.
Read slowly, meditate, and have faith,

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April 2013 Meeting – Save the Date!

Posted on March 26, 2013 | Leave a comment
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
     Thank you for a beautiful March meeting last Saturday!  It was very special to have a visit from the leaders of the St. Martin de Porres Southern Province. All of the visiting friars were so welcoming and inviting, … and they  allowed us so much freedom to use their space!   The priory is truly a home to each one of us.  We are especially grateful to Father Jude who took so much time to spend with us and instruct us in circle preaching.  It was very insightful.
     Mark your calenders for our next meeting, Saturday, April 13, 2013.
Peace in Christ,

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March 2013 Meeting

Posted on March 6, 2013 | 1 comment

Please join us for the Dallas Lay Dominican Meeting this Saturday, March 9, 2013 at St. Albert’s Priory. All inquirers and candidates will meet with Annette Butler at 2:00p.m. The Dominican General Meeting will begin at 3:00p.m. starting with fellowship and food. The remainder of the meeting will follow the outline below. Also, see the questions for Rediscover Catholicism; they are available as attachments as well. Pray for the novitiates and friars at St. Albert’s Priory as well as the Papal conclave meeting in Rome to elect our new Pope. This is a sacred time.

· Before you come to the meeting, read Sunday’s Gospel –  Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32, The Parable of the Lost Son
· Bring your Bible, a journal or notepad, and writing utensils. Questions for chapters 1-5
· Review the outline below
· Snacks: Davis Toups, cookies…There are two other people. Please bring your snacks.

Peace and Grace

 Meeting Outline
2pm
· Inquirers and Candidates – Annette Butler

3pm
· Gathering, Fellowship, Food, and Name Tags
· Opening Prayer – Barry Burton
· Dominican Saint Highlighted this Month – Joseph Stinson
· Minutes from Last Meeting – Heather Barrett
· Treasury Report and Current Monthly Collection – Debbie Russell
· Snack sign-up for next Meeting – Margarita Calata
· Dominican Study:
–     Two by Two Reflection – Cheryl Denise Pumphrey
–     Thomas Aquinas and the Four Ways of Scripture – Cheryl Denise Pumphrey
· Small Groups _ Rediscover Catholicism http://dynamiccatholic.com/
–     Discuss five questions: Part One: Chapters 1-5. Read pages 1-62
–     Next Month: Part Two Chapters 6-11 pages 63-138
· Preaching and Reflection for March 10, 2013, Sunday’s Gospel
–     Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 – The Parable of the Lost Son (Prior read meditative reading)
· Liturgy of the Hours in the Chapel – David Toups
· Brief Litany of Dominican Saints – Bill Malloy
· Closing Prayer – Bill Malloy

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