DOMINICAN LAITY Newsletter #18 October 2011 Dear Friends Many people are receiving this newsletter for the first time. Welcome to our new Dominican friends. So many things have been happening lately! And that’s not counting the WRC! The visit of gifted preachers Donagh O’Shea OP and Angela Campion OP (Alas, the Gaelige could not hold out the Cymraeg in the semifinals) The death of Sister Clare Timpany in Auckland The return of Jacqui Ryan from her fascinating time as an intern at the United Nations The imminent departure of Fr Peter Murnane OP (give or take a court hearing or two) for the Solomons, where he will be helping in the formation of young Dominicans THE RETREATS It was a delight to see the enthusiasm of so many people for what was really a considerable challenge – a six-day silent retreat. In both Auckland (Franciscan Friary) and in Dunedin (Holy Cross Mosgiel), 30-or-so people, both sisters and lay people, took the opportunity to chill, out, to listen to some powerful preaching, and to spend some quality time with God. Three people have written reflections on their experiences: Alison Bryant from Auckland, Trish Ramsay from Arrowtown, and Leslie Lumsden from Mosgiel. Here are their comments. From Ali Bryant Maybe it suggests a silent retreat well spent when I say that I have difficulty putting into words what I experienced in a week at St Francis Retreat Centre in Auckland in September. How can spending a week in silence nurtured by the
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