Why do the Fraternities of Saint Dominic exist?
The Dominican Fraternities exists because it is a gift from God for His Church through the Dominican Order. It affords certain people, who have this vocation, lay and clergy alike, to grow in holiness through a life of prayer, community, study, and the apostolate. The Dominican Fraternities certainly do not need to exist, just as the Dominican Order itself doesn’t. As one tertiary said to me not long ago, “I see my vocation as a Dominican tertiary as part of my eternal salvation.” Could there be a better answer for why the Fraternities of Saint Dominic exist? Fr. James M.
