Formation
Chapter in Formation Guidelines
A group of at least six people desiring to form a Chapter should give evidence to a member of the Order of a desire to live according to The Rule. The member of the Order informs the President of the Provincial Council and the Provincial Promoter of this intention as soon as possible.
Dominican Spirituality: Principles and Practice
The Dominican enters the Order of Friars Preachers to save his soul. He could have saved it outside the Order, but, once he takes vows, must save it through the spirituality of the Order. Nothing could be more vital for him, therefore, than to understand Dominican spirituality.
optional formation program
Eternal life, on earth and in heaven, is the end and purpose of every man. Our Savior instituted the sacraments and founded the Church as the means by which all men can receive grace and be lead to glory. All the other elements of our spiritual lives the sacramentals, prayer, mortification, etc.-flow from and lead back to the celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist.
Pillars of Dominican Life
By Fr. Michael Hurley, O.P.
lay Provincial Formation: year 1
During the first year, you begin the first stage of formation known as Postulancy, (or for some chapters it is known as "inquiry"). For the next year you will be learning the fundamentals of the Order of Preachers.
lay Provincial Formation: year 2
During this year of Candidacy (Novitiate), the new members continue to discern their vocations and begin to practice the daily obligations. They also become more involved in chapter life and continue to commit to the Dominican life of study. The focus of study for year two is on the Beatitudes.
book recommendations
The Beatitudes: Soundings in Christian Tradition by Simon Tugwell
Champions of the Rosary by Father Calloway
The Cross and the Beatitudes by Fulton Sheen
Divine Comedy by Dante
The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin
The Gospels by God
Humanae Vitae by Pope St. Paul VI
The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn
The Soul: A Translation of St. Thomas Aquinas' De Anima by John Patrick
Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas
Strangers in a Strange Land by Archbishop Chaput
Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed