Pope Benedict XVI – Dominican Friars Ireland

The Master’s Letter to our Holy Father Pope Francis

Archivist Author — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:50:04 +0000

Message of the fr Bruno Cadoré to the Holy Father Pope Francis Holy Father, Joining the whole Church in the joy and thanksgiving for the election of Your Holiness as successor of Peter, I act as the voice of the friars, nuns and laity of the Order of Preachers and all the members of the […]

The Master’s Letter to Pope Benedict

Archivist Author — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:49:40 +0000

“Thank you, Pope Benedict XVI” fr Bruno Cadoré on behalf of the entire Dominican Family Most Holy Father, I ask you to accept the immense gratitude of the Order of Preachers for the great generosity and beautiful simplicity with which you have exercised your ministry, ‘a humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard’. The Brothers, Nuns, […]

Silence and Word

Archivist Author — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:09:18 +0000

Rome, 24 January 2012, Feast of Saint Francis de Sales. In his Message for the 46th World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI reflects on the relationship between silence and word and emphasizes that both constitute equally the path of Evangelisation. The Holy Father also draws attention to the consequences of doing away with silence in the process of communication. “Word and […]

Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Dominic

Archivist Author — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:39:27 +0000

GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 3 February 2010 Saint Dominic Guzmán Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last week I presented the luminous figure of Francis of Assisi; today I want to talk about another Saint of the same period who made a fundamental contribution to the renewal of the Church of his time: St Dominic, the Founder of […]

Pope Benedict’s Message to Young People

Archivist Author — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:31:10 +0000

Piazza, Westminster Cathedral, Saturday, 18 September 2010 Mr Uche, Dear young friends, thank you for your warm welcome. Heart Speaks unto heart, as you know I chose these words so dear to Cardinal Newman as the theme of my visit. In these few moments that we are together I wish to speak to you from […]

The Pope’s Visit to the Dominican Convent of Santa Maria del Rosario

Archivist Author — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

On Thursday the 24th of June, the Pope visited a community of cloistered nuns in the Dominican convent of Santa Maria del Rosario in Rome’s Monte Mario district. The picture, as seen on the side, is the picture St. Dominic brought to San Sisto when he established the nuns there. Please find the homily Pope […]

Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Thomas Aquinas – Part 3

Archivist Author — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

On the Wednesday General Audience of the 23th of June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI continued and completed his exposition on Saint Thomas Aquinas O.P. This week the Pope is talking about the The Summa Theologiae. Please find a translation of the text below: Dear brothers and sisters, Today I would like […]

Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Thomas Aquinas – Part 2

Archivist Author — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:41:51 +0000

During the Wednesday General Audience of the 16th of June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI continued his exposition on Saint Thomas Aquinas O.P. The Pope talked about the link between philosophy and theology. Please find the text from the Vatican below: Saint Thomas Aquinas (2) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to continue the […]

Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Thomas Aquinas – Part 1

Archivist Author — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:29:54 +0000

During the Wednesday General Audience of the 2nd of June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI started his exposition on Saint Thomas Aquinas. Please find the text from the Vatican below: Saint Thomas Aquinas Dear Brothers and Sisters, After several Catecheses on the priesthood and on my latest Journeys, today we return to our main […]