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		<title>St Dominic &#8211; Man of Fire</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p></p>Today around the world Dominicans are celebrating the Feast of our Holy Father St Dominic. A celebration such as this is not just an opportunity to remember the life and legacy of our founder; it is also a gift given to us by the Church in her liturgy to help us on the road to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>St Catherine of Siena</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p></p>&#160; Today is the great Feast of our sister in St Dominic, St Catherine of Siena. It is providential that the Church places before us for imitation this great Saint in the season of Eastertide. The Lord Jesus truly alive and risen was the source of her strength and faith. Catherine initially desired a life [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Perfume of Preachers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p></p>St. Dominic encouraged his brothers and sisters to “contemplate and to share the fruits of that contemplation.” This was how he imagined an Order of Preachers should preach the Gospel. We Dominicans are to look at God in the depths of our hearts in silence and prayer before going out to share what we see [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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