Internet Newsleer of the Province of St. Joseph Page 1 President ’ s Letter 1 Message Re: Life to AMA 4 Provincial Promoter ’ s Letter 5 De Profundis 5 Crossword 6 Te Deum 7 Bro. Tonto 9 Vol. 12, No. 11 November 2016 In This Issue Marianne Ms. Marianne Jablonski, O.P. President, Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic St. Joseph Province, U.S.A. Food for the Soul 10 OP Moment Trivia 11 Around the Province 12 Links of Interest 12 Dominican Pop Quiz 13 Dominicana Ad 14 CREDITS 14 Jubilee Year of Mercy ‘Dear migrants and refugees! Never lose the hope that you too are facing a more secure future, that on your journey you will encounter an outstretched hand, and that you can experience fraternal solidarity and the warmth of friendship!’ POPE FRANCIS www.laydominicans.org My dear brothers and sisters, May the Peace and Love of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you! And let me be the first to say, “Happy Thanksgiving!” Yes, we have a great deal for which to be thankful. Despite the many personal trials and tribulations that seemingly never end, coupled with a plethora of societal oppres- sions and persecutions against God and humanity, we must give thanks! We must truly believe – and live – in the Peace and Love of Christ. This is our call, our vocation: to witness His Truth, His Hope, His Promise of life eternal in Him to those who have yet to encounter Him and those who have rejected Him. This is the time, my brothers and sisters, to stand tall and strong in our Faith and “…fight the good fight…” for His honor and glory and the salvation of souls. “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His mercy endures forever!” And you will know His Goodness and Mercy. He promised. At this time, I humbly ask your prayers for our upcoming Provincial Council meeting (Dec. 1- 4, 2016). In addition to a somewhat ambitious agenda, we will also be electing new executive offic- ers for the Council. I’m asking you to pray the Litany of Dominican Saints and Blesseds for 30 days, beginning on November 2 nd . Please pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire all the delegates to select those members who will best serve Him, our Order, and our members; and that God’s Will be done. Thank you in advance. I know what great prayer warriors you are! Please don’t forget to pray for the Holy Souls, especially those in our families and our Order. They will be a great intercessors for us! May God continue to bless you through the intercessions of Our Lady, St. Joseph, and our Holy Father, Dominic! See Dominican Litany on pages 2 & 3 President’s Letter
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Internet Newsletter of the Province of St. Joseph Page 1
President’s Letter 1 Message Re: Life to AMA 4 Provincial Promoter’s Letter 5 De Profundis 5 Crossword 6 Te Deum 7 Bro. Tonto 9
Vol. 12, No. 11 November 2016
In This
Issue
Marianne
Ms. Marianne Jablonski, O.P.
President, Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic
St. Joseph Province, U.S.A.
Food for the Soul 10 OP Moment Trivia 11 Around the Province 12 Links of Interest 12 Dominican Pop Quiz 13 Dominicana Ad 14 CREDITS 14
Jubilee Year of Mercy ‘Dear migrants and refugees! Never lose the hope that you too are facing a more
secure future, that on your journey you will encounter an outstretched hand, and that
you can experience fraternal solidarity and the warmth of friendship!’ POPE FRANCIS
www.laydominicans.org
My dear brothers and sisters,
May the Peace and Love of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you! And let me be the first to
say, “Happy Thanksgiving!” Yes, we have a great deal for which to be thankful. Despite the many
personal trials and tribulations that seemingly never end, coupled with a plethora of societal oppres-
sions and persecutions against God and humanity, we must give thanks! We must truly believe –
and live – in the Peace and Love of Christ. This is our call, our vocation: to witness His Truth, His
Hope, His Promise of life eternal in Him to those who have yet to encounter Him and those who
have rejected Him. This is the time, my brothers and sisters, to stand tall and strong in our Faith
and “…fight the good fight…” for His honor and glory and the salvation of souls. “Give thanks to the
Lord for He is good. His mercy endures forever!”
And you will know His Goodness and Mercy. He promised.
At this time, I humbly ask your prayers for our upcoming Provincial Council meeting (Dec. 1-
4, 2016). In addition to a somewhat ambitious agenda, we will also be electing new executive offic-
ers for the Council. I’m asking you to pray the Litany o f Dominican Saints and Blesseds for 30 days,
beginning on November 2nd. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire all the delegates to select
those members who will best serve Him, our Order, and our members; and that God’s Will be done.
Thank you in advance. I know what great prayer warriors you are!
Please don’t forget to pray for the Holy Souls, especially those in our families and our Order.
They will be a great intercessors for us!
May God continue to bless you through
the intercessions of Our Lady, St. Joseph, and
our Holy Father, Dominic!
See Dominican Litany on pages 2 & 3
President’s Letter
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November 2016
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Pray Without Ceasing
November 2016
Continuation of the Litany of Dominican Saints & Blesseds
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November 2016
The American Medical Association (AMA) has long held that assisted suicide is incompatible with the role of the doctor. However, the AMA is reconsidering that position. In sever-al weeks, on November 13 and 14 in Orlando during an interim meeting, a special session will be devoted to discussing assisted suicide.
As the largest association of doctors in the country, the AMA has a huge influence. Please join in asking the American Medical Association to stay true to the Hippocratic Oath and continue to oppose assisted suicide.
The earliest versions of the Hippocratic Oath state, “The regimen I adopt shall be for the benefit of my patients … and not for their hurt or for any wrong. I will give no deadly drug to any, though it be asked of me, nor will I counsel such.”
Some will argue that a doctor’s role is to show compassion and that assisted suicide is “death with dignity.” However, this is simply wrong. A doctor’s role is to preserve life, not take it. There is nothing dignified or compassionate about a doctor killing a patient.
And don’t be mistaken. Physician-assisted suicide will not be rare. It will become common-place and less than voluntary. In fact, in Canada, where physician-assisted suicide was just legalized recently; sick patients are already being pressured to end their lives.
This summer, three elderly members of a church in the rural province of Québec found out they had cancer. Immediately after delivering the cancer diagnosis, the first question their doctors asked them was, “Do you wish to be euthanized?”
We must strongly urge the AMA to recognize how detrimental assisted suicide is. The AMA, as the largest association of doctors in America, must remain the largest advocate for de-fending sick and elderly patients.
Let’s make our voice heard to the AMA. Let’s advocate they be the association of doctors that stays true to the fundamental vows they took to become doctors.
Sincerely,
Kira Nelson and the entire CitzenGO team
P.S. Our elderly and our sick deserve to be loved, cherished, and respected. Assisted sui-cide disposes of the weak in our society. The AMA must protect these patients.
We must stand for life. Besides signing the petition, please write to the AMA, personally. Receiving hundreds of let-ters is more impressive than receiving one letter with a hundred signatures. eLumen Editor
Urge the American Medical Association to stay true to the Hippocratic oath!
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One of the Dominican Family traditions is our
regular prayers for our dead. Please have a
Mass celebrated for all the deceased members
of the Dominican Laity in the Province of St.
Joseph, U.S.A., and in particular for those
listed below.
Name: Mr. Donald Bauer , O.P.
Religious Name: Br. John Macias
Chapter: Immaculate Heart # 304
Location: Buffalo, N.Y.
Final Promise: January 13, 1980
Date of Death: October 11, 2016
Name: Ms. Suzanne Kost , O.P.
Religious Name: Sr. Margaret o f Caste llo
Chapter: St, Catherine of Siena # 603
Location: Columbus, OH
Final Promise: February 12, 1962
Date of Death: October 16, 2016
Suzanne was a Dominican for 55 years! She
was known as the rosary maker and was an
efficacious promoter of the rosary. So for sure,
dedicate a rosary for our sister, Suzanne.
Please remember our brother, Donald, and sis-
ter, Suzanne, who died in Christ with the hope
of rising with Him. Please pray one Rosary for
all our deceased members.
Send the names and dates of members who
have died to your Regional Editor, so that they
can be included in our continued prayers for
the dead.
Sorrowful Mother, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us. Holy Father Dominic,
pray for us.
From the Provincial
Promoter’s Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Saint Dominic,
Earlier this year Mr. Joe DeMatteo (from the chapter in Hawthorne) tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to be part of a team that would be giving a retreat in Sing Sing Fed-eral Penitentiary, about an hour north of New York City on the Hudson. The dates worked out, and I was able to join the team. The mere physical barriers to getting in or out, the mul-tiple checkpoints, and the sound of gates clanking all help give a sense of just how confining and isolated such a place is. The Catho-lics in the prison, shep-herded by a devoted chap-lain and drawn together by Bible study, are clearly a community who care for one another. They face hostility from some of their fellow prisoners for choosing to live a Christian life. The retreat team stressed the basics of following Jesus; some of the inmates also shared their stories of
living as believers in the midst of a difficult envi-ronment. Back in the 1860's Fr. Jean-Joseph Lataste, O.P., became an apostle and source of hope for prisoners in France: he saw that many could experience a profound conversion and live a new life of genuine joy. He helped found a cloistered community of Dominican sisters which
would have a place for women who had been in prison. In the spirit of Father Lataste, we can all be of help to our brothers and sisters behind bars, whether by prayer, visits, or good litera-ture sent through prison chaplains. Please keep the Residents Encounter Christ retreat teams in your prayers, and think of how you can become part of our Savior's mission to bring new life to those behind bars.
Wishing you every blessing, Fr. Bede
Fr. Bede Shipps, O.P., Provincial Promoter
November 2016
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November The Crossword Puzzle used to be a regular feature. It is time to
reintroduce it. We all could use the intellectual stimulation.
The above puzzle originally appeared in November 2011. Answers are on page 13
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November 2016
Congratulations to the Dominican Laity
Our Lady of Grace, Cromwell,
CT, group became a Chapter on May 31, 2016, during our 800th year anniversary. They meet at
Holy Apostles Seminary in Crom-well, CT. Father Brian Mullady,
OP is the Spiritual Director.
On Saturday, October 1, 2016, the
members of Our Lady of Mercy
Chapter #110, Norfolk, MA,
attended a retreat given by the
spiritual promoter, Fr. Nicanor
Austriaco, O.P. On Sunday, October 02, 2016, the chapter celebrated the Rite of Temporary Promis-
es with Justin H. (Bro. Hyacinth) and Richard S. (Bro. Ignatius). Ryan M. (Bro. Martin de Porres)
was also received into the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic during the Mass which was celebrated
by Fr. Austriaco and concelebrated by Fr. Wayne Cavalier,
O.P. In attendance were two special guests from Europe.
Sister Sara Boehmer, O.P., the Prioress of the Dominican
Sisters of Bethany, from Venlo, Holland, and Sister Hanna
Laue, O.P., who is prioress of her congregation in Latvia,
came to visit. The Dominican Sisters of Bethany are cele-
brating the 150 years of their founding by Bl. M. Jean-
Joseph Lat-
aste, O.P.,
along with
the 800 Jubi-
lee celebra-
tion of the
Dominican
family.
Continued on page 7 From left: Sr. Sara Boehmer, O.P., from Venlo, Holland, and Sr. Hanna Laue, O.P., from Latvia,
From left: Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., and Fr. Wayne Cavalier, O.P.
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November 2016
On August 13, 2016, Our Lady of the Assumption Chapter #203, New York, N.Y., celebrated the fi-
nal promises of Ronald Duran, Monique Mirouze, and Jennifer Norwood in the Church of St. Vin-
cent Ferrer in New York City. On September 15,
2016, Joseph Hopkins made his final promise in the
Friars’ Chapel at St. Vincent’s. Ms. Anna Donnelly,
chapter president, received the promises, and Rev.
Joseph P. Allen, O.P., Chapter Spiritual Assistant,
was the celebrant. [See above]
Our Lady of Grace Chapter #115, Cromwell CT,
celebrated Reception Day on October 2, 2016, with
Fr. Brian Mullady, OP. Pictured on the left is Mrs.
Trish Gigante, OP with her husband Michael. On
the right is Mr. Vincent Vu, OP. The chapter meets
at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. [At right]
Let us all continue our prayers for the members
who have advanced and been received that they
stay for the journey.
Continued
Left to right: Mr. Ronald Duran, O.P., Mr. Joseph Hopkins, O.P., Ms. Anna Donnelly O.P., President, Ms. Monique Mirouze, O.P., Ms. Jennifer Norwood, O.P. Rear: Rev. Joseph P. Allen, O.P., Spiritual Assistant
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November 2016
Brother Tonto
Brother Tonto Studies Dominican Spirituality
Plato: All Dominicans share in St. Dominic’s ideal.
Aristotle: The Dominican Laity enflesh Dominicanism.
Augustine: The nature of Dominican spirituality is grounded in Truth.*
Kant: The Dominican Laity exhibit the total experience of Dominican spirituality.
Kierkegaard: The Dominican Laity have faith in their Dominicanism.
Marx: Everyone needs a rosary.
Nietzsche: Stop.
Pope B16: I’ve retired to devote myself to Dominican spirituality.
Pope Francis: Dominican spirituality is better than Ignatian.
The nature and extent of Dominican spirituality.
(1) whether it is necessary
(2) whether it is a science
(3) whether it is speculative or practical
(4) how it is compared with other spiritualities
(5) whether it is the same as Franciscan spirituality
(6) whether it is the same as Jesuit spirituality
(7) whether God is its subject matter
(8) whether it is open to argument
(9) whether it rightly employs metaphors and similes
(10) whether sacred scripture may be expounded within.
Objection:
1. It seems that we have no need of any further knowledge.
2. Further Dominican spirituality can be concerned only with
praying, for nothing can be known.
On the contrary: Dominican spirituality is inspired by God.
I answer that: It was necessary for man’s salvation that there should
be an Order of Preachers to tell people about God.
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FOOD FOR THE SOUL: POETRY & PROSE
Book Review
Champions of the Rosary, the History and
Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon by Don-
ald H. Calloway, MIC, is a thorough ex-
amination of what makes the Rosary the
most beloved prayer of Catholics. Fa-
ther Calloway gives new information
that most Dominicans probably aren’t
familiar with. The pictures Father adds
are beautiful -- 26! He even had some
new ones commissioned just for the
publication of this book. I’m tempted to
cut them out to be framed. My favorite
is St. Dominic slaying the dragon:
Let victory be thine, O Mother. Thou wilt conquer.
Yes, thou hast the power to overcome all heresies,
errors, and vice. And, I, confident in your powerful
protection, will engage in the battle, not only
against flesh and blood, but against the prince
of darkness, as the Apostle [Paul] says, grasping
the shield of the holy rosary and armed with
the double-edged sword of the divine word.
Champions of the Rosary is the most comprehensive book
I have ever read on the connection between the Domini-
cans and the Rosary. I kept flipping back to the cover of
the book to check to see if the author was a Dominican.
Father Donald Calloway belongs to the congregation of
Marian Clerics of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. Still, I wonder if he were commis-
sioned by the Order of Preachers to write on the Rosary.
It’s awfully coincidental that this book came out for the
Dominican’s 800 Jubilee. Plus, the publication date was August 8, 2016, (Feast of St. Dominic). My
November 2016
St. Dominic: Champion of the Holy Rosary by Nellie Edwards. (2016) www.PaintedFaith.net