Dominican Family
- Associates -

“The Dominican Story begins with Dominic and his first companions… This story, often retold and sometimes rewritten is in itself a particular way in which the thread of an already older story, that of Jesus of Nazareth, is taken up and continued in a new manner… Dominican spirituality is only valid in so far as it takes up the story of Jesus and brings it up to date in its own way.”

Schillebeeckx

The Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands welcomes those who are interested in the Dominican charism.

• Women
• Men
• Married
• Single

“Keep in mind that each of you has your own vineyard, but this is joined to your neighbours’ vineyards without any dividing lines, so that you cannot do good or evil for yourself without doing the same for your neighbours.”

Dialogue of Catherine of Siena

Associate groups exist in:
Tamworth
Newcastle
Sydney
Melbourne
Tasmania

These groups gather for:

• Prayer
• Ways of developing the spirituality of St Dominic
• Celebrating
• Nurturing both Sisters and Associates for their ministry to others.

‘The Order was called into being by Dominic’s attentiveness to the needs of the people in the changing world of the 13th Century. We, like Dominic - and like the Buddhist monk and the Hindu sanyyasi - are called to take to the road again, to reclaim our mendicant heritage, to realize that we are all beggars before the truth which only waits to surprise us.’

Letter to the Order by Carlos Azpiroz Costa OP, May 2003

‘We pray to be able to trust in that Spirit who maps our journey for us, for we, as Church and as Order, have ourselves been given to the spirit. It is the spirit, present in every culture and every religion - long before Christianity arrived - that makes dialogue both possible and necessary. We pray for the trust of our father, Dominic, who even though he could not foresee the outcome, knew that he was doing what God wanted.”

Statement, Sound the Gong, Conference on Interfaith Dialogue: 2001,
ed Vincente G Cajilig OP, Manila, University of Santo Tomas, 2002, p.6

‘We have been called to be preachers, to be prophets. To be a prophet does not mean to know or foretell the future, having it clear, and offering security. God calls the prophets to read history in the light of his Word; to read the Word feeling the pulse of what is happening.”

Letter to the Order by Carlos Azpiroz Costa OP, May 2003

Newsletter of Dominican Associates in Australia

• Gatherings October 2008

Associate Contact Details

Ms Anne Boyd
3 Bambury Place
Ferntree Gully VIC 3156

Ms Bobby Court
17 Waverley Avenue
Lenah Valley  TAS 7008

Sr Ann Keys op
Dominic Court
3/86 Station Street
Waratah NSW  2298

Sr Margo Gibson op
2/18 Eastbourne Road
Homebush West NSW 2140

Sr Maura McAvoy op
Rosary Lodge
PO Box 353
Strathfield NSW 2135

Sr Kathleen Maher op
St Dominic’s Priory
26 Hill Street
Tamworth NSW 2340

Prayer

We are disciples of Dominic who -
was open to God’s Word and God’s Spirit,
sought the Truth,
was a prophet of the reign of God,
was a lover of creation and culture,
respected the dignity of all,
committed himself with wisdom and vitality,
to freedom, justice and peace.

We pray to our good and gracious God
as people who cherish
the memories that are ours.
We claim our history as a sacred gift
given us by Dominic and his followers.
Strengthen your truth in us,
inspire us through Your Word.
Be for us all that we need.
Be God for us.
Amen.

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