Big Brotherhood

Big Brotherhood is a series in which we give you an insight into the lives of the student brothers of the Irish Province of Dominicans. You can listen in to our discussions on contemporary issues, and be a witness to the major events in our life as friars.

Look back at IEC 2012

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This is a recording of a discussion of some of the students of the Irish Dominicans on the International Eucharistic Congress, which took place in Dublin last summer.

WYD Madrid 2011 in retrospect...

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In this video, some of the students of the Irish Dominican Province are looking back together to their experience at World Youth Day in Madrid last August and are sharing some of their thoughts and memories. The video also shows images of their WYD pilgrimage.

Discussion on the Pope's Message for World Youth Day

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE BENEDICT XVI
FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH WORLD YOUTH DAY (2011)

“Planted and built up in Jesus Christ,
firm in the faith” (cf. Col 2:7)

Dear Friends,

I often think back on the World Youth Day held in Sydney in 2008. There we had an experience of a great festival of faith in which the Spirit of God was actively at work, building deep communion among the participants who had come from all over the world. That gathering, like those on previous occasions, bore rich fruit in the lives of many young people and in the life of the whole Church. Now we are looking forward to the next World Youth Day, to be held in Madrid in August 2011. Back in 1989, several months before the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, this pilgrimage of young people halted in Spain, in Santiago de Compostela. Now, at a time when Europe greatly needs to rediscover its Christian roots, our meeting will take place in Madrid with the theme: “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith” (cf. Col 2:7). I encourage you to take part in this event, which is so important for the Church in Europe and for the universal Church. I would like all young people – those who share our faith in Jesus Christ, but also those who are wavering or uncertain, or who do not believe in him – to share this experience, which can prove decisive for their lives. It is an experience of the Lord Jesus, risen and alive, and of his love for each of us.

Discussion on Pope Benedict's address in Westminster Hall

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This is the next discussion of some of the Dominican Students of the Irish Province, this time on the address of Pope Benedict XVI in Westminster Hall.