Dominican Spirituality, Dominic & Catharine of Siena

Presentation:  February 7, 2009

Sr. Linda Gibler, OP, Ph.D.

Brief Description of Presentation

The presentation will describe Dominican Spirituality

not as a special way of praying

but as being alive in God and for others

From such a life springs Dominican preaching,

the hallmark of the Order of Preachers.

The foundations of Dominican life are fraternity, prayer and study.

This presentation will discuss how all three deepen spirituality

while focusing  on the second foundation -- prayer.

Prayer Exercise

Centering Prayer with the Dominican motto "Give to others the fruit of your contemplation" as a focus.

Preparation for Session and Bibliography

Preparation Article: Preface and Chapter One “What is Dominican Spirituality?” in Paul Murray, OP, The New Wine of Dominican Spirituality: A Drink Called Happiness.  pages 5-44.

Bibliography

Bedouelle, Guy, St. Dominic: the Grace of the Word

Murray, Paul, The New Wine of Dominican Spirituality: A Drink Called Happiness

Nolan, Albert, Jesus Before Christianity: the Gospel of Liberation

Thorold, Algar (tr.) Dialogue of St. Catherine of Sienna

Tugwell, Simon, Early Dominicans: Selected Writing, (The Classics of Western Spirituality Series)

About Sr. Linda Gibler, OP

Currently Associate Academic Dean, Oblate School of Theology
Member of the Dominican Sisters of Houston, parish social minister, presenter of workshops on religion and ecology; doctoral concentration in philosophy, cosmology, and consciousness; preaching certification from Aquinas Institute of Theology.
B.A. The William Paterson State College of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ
M.A.P.S., Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO
M.A. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Ph.D. California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco