Resources

Introduction

The Dominican tradition is rich, deep, and beautiful. This page offers selected resources for those who want to learn more about Lay Dominican life, Dominican spirituality, formation, prayer, study, and the mission of preaching.

Rather than trying to reproduce every Dominican document or resource, our goal is to provide a clear starting point and guide visitors toward official Dominican sources for deeper study. These links can help inquirers, candidates, members, and friends of the chapter continue seeking Truth.

Dominican Prayer and Spirituality

Dominican prayer is rooted in Christ and nourished by the prayer of the Church. It is both contemplative and apostolic: we pray so that our lives may be shaped by God and our preaching may flow from communion with Him.

What Dominicans live for:

  • The Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life

  • The Liturgy of the Hours as prayer with the Church

  • Lectio divina and prayerful reading of Sacred Scripture

  • The Rosary and Marian devotion in the Dominican tradition

  • Dominican contemplation and the mission of preaching

  • Our motto: To praise, to bless, to preach

Study and Formation

Study is essential to Dominican life. Dominicans study because we love God, seek Truth, and desire to serve the Church and the world with wisdom and charity. These resources can support both personal growth and chapter formation.

  • Sacred Scripture and Catholic theology

  • The life and mission of St. Dominic

  • Dominican history and spirituality

  • The Rule and General Declarations of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic

  • Catholic Social Teaching and the dignity of the human person

  • Formation resources from LaiciOP and official Dominican sources

  • Videos, courses, lectures, and talks on Dominican life

Dominican Saints and Blesseds

The Dominican Family has been blessed with many holy men and women whose lives show different ways of following Christ. Some were friars, nuns, sisters, bishops, theologians, missionaries, martyrs, artists, and popes. Others were lay Dominicans who lived the Dominican charism in the world.

Suggested list to include:

  • St. Dominic de Guzman - founder of the Order of Preachers

  • St. Catherine of Siena - Lay Dominican, mystic, reformer, and Doctor of the Church

  • St. Thomas Aquinas - Dominican friar, theologian, and Doctor of the Church

  • St. Albert the Great - Dominican friar, scholar, and Doctor of the Church

  • St. Rose of Lima - Lay Dominican and first canonized saint of the Americas

  • St. Martin de Porres - Dominican lay brother known for humility, mercy, and service to the poor

  • St. Juan Macias - Dominican lay brother and patron of our Miami chapter

  • St. Vincent Ferrer - Dominican preacher and missionary

  • St. Pope Pius V - Dominican pope and reformer

  • Blessed Jordan of Saxony - early Dominican and successor of St. Dominic

  • Blessed Fra Angelico - Dominican friar and sacred artist

  • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati - Lay Dominican, joyful witness, and servant of the poor

  • Blessed Bartolo Longo - Lay Dominican associated with the Rosary and Pompeii

  • Servant of God Giorgio La Pira - Lay Dominican, statesman, and witness to public charity

These saints and blesseds remind us that Dominican holiness can be intellectual, contemplative, apostolic, hidden, joyful, courageous, merciful, and deeply human.

Videos and Media