November 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on November 8th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

We will have a presentation by Fr Williams OP on How to evangelize yourself – Dominican style. After that Inquirers will discuss Chapter 1 on the place of Study in the ideal of St Dominic as well as Chapters 1 and 2 of Dominicana and Chapter 1 of a book on St Dominic. Candidates will discuss Ch 5-7 of the book on St Rose of Lima. Temp professed will discuss Ch 3-4 of the Gospel of John and pgs 68-95 of the commentary. Professed will discuss Ch 5 of Leisure the Basis of Culture.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer of Office for the Dead. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

October 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on October 18th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

Our group study will be on the Introduction and first chapter of Abiding the Long Defeat by Conor Sweeney. Inquirers will have an Orientation and Introduction to the Dominican Order. Candidates will discuss chapters 1-4 of the book on St Rose of Lima, while the promised will discuss Gospel of John, Chapters.1-2 and the Commentary, pgs.31-67 or chapters 3-4 of Joseph Pieper’s Liesure the Basis of Culture.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer for Sunday. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

June 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on June 14th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

Our group discussion will be a talk on Christian mysticism by Fr Joseph Paul.

Inquirers will discuss Chapter 8 on Truth as a pillar of Dominican life. Candidates will discuss Marshall Taylor on St Thomas Aquinas. Promised will discuss My Way of Life pages 475-551 or the chapters 30-35 of The Church and the Land by Vincent McNabb O.P. (free online version). Discussion of the Church and the Land will also include a discussion of the Summa Theologica, Part 3, Q 40, Art 3.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

May 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on May 10th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

Our group discussion will be Lectio Divina on the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts 13:14, 43-52, Revelation 7:9, 14b-17 and John 10:27-30.

Inquirers will discuss Chapter 7 on the Dominican Soul. Candidates will discuss chapter 3 of the book about St Catherine of Sienna. Promised will discuss the chapters 20-29 of The Church and the Land by Vincent McNabb O.P. (free online version) or My Way of Life pages 417-473.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer for the Dead for Pope Francis. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

March 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on March 8th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

Our group discussion will be Lectio Divina on the readings for the first Saturday of Lent on the Care of Creation Sirach17:1-15 and Mark 10:13-16.

Inquirers will discuss Chapter 5 on the purpose of the Dominican Laity. Candidates will discuss chapters 1 of the book about St Catherine of Sienna. Promised will discuss the chapters 4-9 of The Church and the Land by Vincent McNabb O.P. (free online version) or My Way of Life pages 299-363.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer for the 1st Sunday of Lent. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

January 2025 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on January 11th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

Our group discussion will be lead by Sister Teresa Phuong OP on the Community Aspect of Dominican Life, its Blessings and Challenges.

Inquirers will discuss Chapter 3 on the history of the Dominican Laity. Candidates will discuss chapters 1-10 of the book about St Martin de Porres. Promised will discuss the last three articles under Question 83 in Part 3 of the Summa Theologica on the ministers of the Holy Eucharist or My Way of Life pages 188-240.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer for the Baptism of the Lord. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

December 2024 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on December 14th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

Our group discussion will be Lectio Divina on the readings for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.

Inquirers will discuss Chapter 2 on community as a pillar of Dominican life. Candidates will discuss chapters 8-11 of the book about St Catherine of Sienna. Promised will discuss the articles under Question 83 in Part 3 of the Summa Theologica on the ministers of the Holy Eucharist or My Way of Life,Pt. 1, Ch 4-7, pages 121-186.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer for the 3rd Sunday of Advent. We will pray in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

August 2024 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on August 10th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston.

We will be continuing discussion of chapters 17-18 of Knowing the Love of God by Garrigou-Lagrange. Inquirers will discuss Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 on the pillars of Dominican life prayer and devotion to Our Lady. Candidates will continue on Chapters 5-8 of the book on Thomas Aquinas, while the permanently professed will discuss the next chapter of the Summa.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.

April 2024 Meeting

Our next meeting is at 2pm on April 13th at Holy Rosary Religious Ed Building, Milam St in Houston. We will meet 30min early at 1:30 to practice singing the Regina Caeli which we will pray at Evening Prayer.

We will be continuing discussion of chapters 9-10 of Knowing the Love of God by Garrigou-Lagrange.

Inquirers will discuss Chapter 6 on the Pillars of Dominican Life. Candidates will discuss the next chapter of the book about St Catherine of Sienna. Promised will continue discussing Question 78 in Part 3 of the Summa Theologica on the form of the Blessed Sacrament.

We will end the meeting by heading across the street to pray Evening Prayer in the Church beginning promptly at 4:15 in order to be finished for the beginning of the Rosary at 4:35.