Synodality and Communal Discernment from a Dominican Perspective

Communal discernment through charisms and spiritualities!
4–5 November 2025 (online) 

Join us for Part II of a new series on Synodality: communal discernment through charisms and spiritualities!

Dates: 4–5 November 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:30 (Rome time)
Format: Online only
Audience: Webinar open to all
Link: CLICK HERE

Description

How do Dominicans seek God's will when, ultimately, it remains ineffable? For Dominicans, discernment is an ecclesial practice rooted in friendship. The communal decision-making process is based on the intrinsic goodness of the human person, on the gifts of the Spirit that guide the concrete application of Scripture and Tradition, and on the courage to speak the Truth in Love during chapter meetings.

Speakers

Sr. Hyacinthe Defos du Rau, OP – Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph in Lymington, UK. She holds a Doctorate in Moral Theology from Liverpool Hope University and a Licentiate in Catechetics from the Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences. She is the director of her community's apostolate, Light of Truth, which provides formation for catechists.

Fr. Nicholas Paul Crowe, OP – Provincial Prior of the English Province of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He holds a Licentiate in Moral Theology from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and teaches Pastoral Theology at the Blackfriars Studium in Oxford.

Moderator

Sr. Maria Cimperman, RSCJ – UISG Coordinator for Synodality