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St. Dominic sought truth through study of the Word of God and prayerful reflection on sacred scripture. This distinguishing element of the Order, serious study, permeates out community life and ministry as Houston Dominicans.
We commit ourselves to continual study in order to nurture the vision, flexibility and responsiveness needed for the expression of truth in contemporary society. By discipline of the intellect, we clarify and refine our personal and communal insights in our attempt to become compassionate ministers of the Word of God.
Next Study Day: Nov. 15, 2003 Click here for info.
Detail of "St. Dominic"
Mary Peter Tremonte, O.P.
Study is an integral part of the Dominican Vocation. Through annual reflection cycles, the community focuses on specific themes related to our Mission and Vision Statements. Recent and ongoing areas of study have been devoted to
* women's concerns, especially social conditions oppressive to them and to children.
* the situation of refugees and immigrants in the U.S.
* eco-justice
* racial equality
* capital punishment.
* the economic sanctions on the Iraqi people
* International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World
Houston Dominicans have been engaged in study and dialogue on Jubilee 2000, an international movement towards debt cancellation for "third world" countries.
As part of our ongoing formation and in keeping with our Corporate Commitment of 1997, we have been studying our deeper Dominican roots as Communities of the Holy Preaching as we address the issues we study.
The study process of Houston Dominicans includes local house and small group or "circle" discussion (pictures below) in preparation for fall and winter regional gatherings and the annual summer Convocation of the entire congregation.
One of the Houston Circles
Sisters Antoinette Carter,
Barbara Matteson, Maureen
O'Connell, Carol Mayes, Helen
Arnold, Paula Enderle, and
JoAnn Niehaus. Not pictured, Lucia Schexnayder
In addition to informal study individually and as community, there have been formal study events such as the "Español Rapido" classes held at the Mother House and given by instructors from the University of Houston, participation in study delegations and experiences in the Rio Grande Valley Border Witness Program, as well as in Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico.
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