The Master of the Dominican Order, Gerard Timoner

A short clip from the new Master of the Dominican Order.

It's a nice piece. And there is a refreshing honesty to it all. Why do any of us join the Dominicans? IS there a book on the topic?

Gerard Timoner was elected in Vietnam to the job on July 13, 2019.

Setting not a great idea. A regal touch to it. Not good PR.

One could easily ask what exactly does the Master of the Dominican Order do?

Is it a cynical question? But if the man is a forward-looking, inspirational person, surely his vision will filter throughout the Order.

Two Irish men held the post, Michael Browne and Damian Byrne.

Right now, the world, the church, the Irish Dominicans need inspiration, and certainly the Irish Dominican Province is in urgent need of large doses of inspiration.

The Irish Dominicans are due to elect a new provincial in September.

Urgent prayers are needed. Prayers that will help elect a man of vision, not an apparatchik, and no pseudo piosity.

A man who will inspire, work hard and communicate with his fellow Dominicans in honesty and openness.