DOMINICAN LAITY Newsletter #29 August 2013         Kia ora everyone Happy St Dominic’s day! In this newsletter we have a thought provoking reflection on St Dominic by Margaret Butler op, and updates on the visits by Donagh O’Shea op and Timothy Radcliffe op. We also have news from and about some of our members. First, we want to let you know that Mike Kelly has had a patch of heart trouble. Although he is recovering well, he needs to hand over responsibility for the newsletter. So Teresa and Susan have put this one together and will do another later in the year. We have always been grateful for the amazing work Mike has done in getting the Dominican family newsletter off the ground and ensuring that it is always topical and interesting. He is a great loss as editor. Thank you, Mike, for your constant enthusiasm for Dominican life and all you have done to make sure the Dominican family is flourishing in Aotearoa New Zealand. We know you and Jenny will continue to be a vital part of our family.   ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What would a twenty-first century Dominic do? Contributed by Margaret Butler op Saint Dominic was going about his ordinary work, accompanying the bishop, when he was struck by the danger inherent in the heresy that was rife in his time. The Cathars or Albigensians believed that a good spirit created all that is spiritual and an evil spirit created all that is material. Dominic
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