Spiritual guidance
Our Constitutions define our mission in the following way: “The Order of Friars Preachers, founded by Saint Dominic, was, as we know, from the beginning specifically instituted for the preaching and salvation of souls. Our mission is to proclaim everywhere the Gospel of Jesus Christ by word and example, taking into account the situation of men and women, times and places, and whose purpose is to give birth to faith, or to enable it to penetrate more deeply into the lives of men and women with a view to building up the Body of Christ, which the sacraments of faith bring to perfection.” True to this mission statement, here is an overview of what our brothers do:
Preaching retreats
Involvement in the arts
Several brothers and sisters of our Order are accomplished artists.
In our province, for example, the Belgian Dominican Albert Carpentier has worked mainly in Japan, as has Brother Gaston Petit, who has lived in Japan since 1961, and where he is renowned not only for his prints, but also as a painter, stained glass artist, muralist and architect.
Lectures, research and university teaching
Dominican Center for Studies and Formation (CDEF)
The Centre dominicain d’études et de formation is a study, research and teaching community rooted in the Dominican intellectual and spiritual tradition. The CDEF aims to foster both the intelligence of faith and a dialogue with the contemporary world engaging with its progress as well as its areas of fracture, fragility, and unrest. centredominican.com
Espace Saint-Dominique
This is the mission of SAINT-DOMINIQUE Church in Quebec City, a Dominican space for spirituality, culture and sacred art, home of the Saint-Dominique Christian Community in collaboration with the Dominican friars of Quebec City.
Justice and Peace and Ecology
Ministry to street people
Ministry for Migrants and Cultural Communities
Mount Horeb
A Catholic healing and rest center for priests and religious, located in the Laurentians (Quebec), at Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. montagnehoreb.ca
Family ministry
University pastoral work
This mission is mainly lived aout through the student center Dominicum: it is a Catholic outreach center for students and young professionals affiliated with the Université de Montréal.