Where Are All My Dominicans At?

[holly.o]

I think I'm starting to become a little Dominican...

[Maximilianus]

I had a good friend in the Marines that was Dominican, but he wasn't in the Order of Preachers...it's a riddle, sort of.

[Thomist-in-Training]

[quote name='Maximilianus' date='01 June 2010 - 09:28 PM' timestamp='1275442091' post='2122436']
I had a good friend in the Marines that was Dominican, but he wasn't in the Order of Preachers...it's a riddle, sort of.
[/quote]

From the Republic!

[Maximilianus]

[quote name='Thomist-in-Training' date='01 June 2010 - 11:08 PM' timestamp='1275444521' post='2122481']
From the Republic! [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif[/img]
[/quote]

Correcto! La Republica Dominicana.

[OnlySunshine]

I'm purchasing [i]The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena[/i] online. I hear it's very good.

Edited June 2, 2010 by MaterMisericordiae

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='MaterMisericordiae' date='01 June 2010 - 10:52 PM' timestamp='1275447141' post='2122545']
I'm purchasing [i]The Dialogues of St. Catherine of Siena[/i] online. I hear it's very good.
[/quote]



I am currently reading this as well. It is pure awesomeness.

Quite frankly, I'm somewhat surprised that I'm enjoying it this much. In general, I tend to be less enthusiastic about the writings of mystical saints (except for John of the Cross).... they're just so... seemingly unattainably holy, you know?

Anyhoo -- the [i]Dialogues[/i] is GREAT! Despite her super-mystical gifts, I always thought I'd like her... even if I was at first reluctant to do so.

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='laetitia crucis' date='01 June 2010 - 10:57 PM' timestamp='1275447469' post='2122550']


I am currently reading this as well. It is pure awesomeness.

Quite frankly, I'm somewhat surprised that I'm enjoying it this much. In general, I tend to be less enthusiastic about the writings of mystical saints (except for John of the Cross).... they're just so... seemingly unattainably holy, you know?

Anyhoo -- the [i]Dialogues[/i] is GREAT! Despite her super-mystical gifts, I always thought I'd like her... even if I was at first reluctant to do so.
[/quote]

I'm really looking forward to reading it. I love St. Catherine so.

[dominicansoul]

[quote][font="Book Antiqua"][color="#000080"][size="3"]A DOMINICAN SOUL is a soul of light whose rapt gaze dwells in the
inaccessible splendor wherein God conceals Himself. It lives with Him by faith, is in
the company of the Three Divine Persons; a true child of God, adopted through grace
into the very Family of the Trinity. The invisible world becomes familiar to it; it
pursues its way on earth in intimacy with Christ, the Blessed Mother and the saints. It
perceives everything in the radiance of God.[/size][/color][/font][/quote]

--THE DOMINICAN SOUL
by
Fr. M. M. Philipon, OP

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='dominicansoul' date='01 June 2010 - 11:41 PM' timestamp='1275450113' post='2122588']
--THE DOMINICAN SOUL
by
Fr. M. M. Philipon, OP
[/quote]

Beautiful

I think one thing that is so beautiful about the Dominican habit is it's color. White is the color of purity, which represents the virginal/chaste consecration of the Dominican followers like St. Catherine of Siena, St. Rose of Lima, or Bl. Imelda Lambertini. When I see the Dominican habit I think of a lily--beautiful and pure.

[img]http://gabrielle.stblogs.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/157/files//2008/04/catherine-of-siena.jpg[/img]

[img]http://sthelenstrose.org/userfiles/Sta_Rosa_de_Lima_por_Claudio_Coello.jpg[/img]

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='dominicansoul' date='01 June 2010 - 11:41 PM' timestamp='1275450113' post='2122588']
--THE DOMINICAN SOUL
by
Fr. M. M. Philipon, OP
[/quote]

I am copying down that quote! Thank you, dominicansoul!

Here's one I copied down while reading William Hinnebusch's [i]Renewal[/i], pg 79:

[quote]...a Dominican is a [i]graced[/i] person: one who is happy, joyous, and very concerned about people. This joy -- while not exclusively Dominican, yet always by right found in the Order -- is a strong element in this special witness. By their lives Dominican teachers bear witness that joy can coexist with sorrow, fatigue, doubt, and the agonizing elements in human existence. This joy should be showed by students of Dominicans, who should bear in their demeanor and attitudes the mark of the children, the friends, of God: they should be joyously happy.[/quote]

However, I think Dominicans in any apostolate are called to do the above and have it shown by all they come across. Not just formal teachers and formal students.

[holly.o]

When I would see the bright white of the Dominican habits, I think I was at first put off - it just seemed too bright, and I always imagined religious in dark colors. But the more I see it, the more I get a feeling of calm from the color.

I get a strong sense of joy when I read about the Dominican life. It seems to come from embracing God in everything, which is shown in the balance of St. Dominic's spirituality. God told St. Catherine that "The religion of thy Father Dominic is joyful and lightsome." So I'd say He's very pleased with this aspect

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='holly.o' date='02 June 2010 - 08:41 AM' timestamp='1275482463' post='2122680']
When I would see the bright white of the Dominican habits, I think I was at first put off - it just seemed too bright, and I always imagined religious in dark colors. But the more I see it, the more I get a feeling of calm from the color.

I get a strong sense of joy when I read about the Dominican life. It seems to come from embracing God in everything, which is shown in the balance of St. Dominic's spirituality. God told St. Catherine that "The religion of thy Father Dominic is joyful and lightsome." So I'd say He's very pleased with this aspect
[/quote]

My first reaction to seeing white habits was also somewhat.... I kept thinking to myself, "Man, if you're called to that Order, you must be SUPER neat, clean, and tidy! Also very graceful and elegant to NOT have stains anywhere..."



I always wanted to be in a blue habit. For love for Our Lady. (However, I was not a fan of the avid attention one gets from wearing a very striking shade of blue, even though I [i]love[/i] the color. )

After a few years, I think I can finally see the beauty of the simple black, white, brown, or grey habits. I love the unassuming quality of them, if that makes sense. I even love the "earthy" nature of those colors and how one can better "blend" so to say, while still being a profound visible witness. And well, having seen the white Dominican habit in various places and times within recent years, I tend to agree with the "joyful and lightsome" aspect of it.