Saint Dominic And The Order Of Preachers : Large Print Edition

Foreword 6Preface 8PART I 16THE BIOGRAPHY OF ST. DOMINICBirth and Childhood 16Education 18Canon of Osma 20A Mission of State 21Missionary Aspirations 22The Albigensian Heresy 22Failure of Papal Legates 24His Apostolic Zeal 25The Miracle at Fanjeaux 27Institution of the Second Order 28Adversities 30The Inquisition 31The Rosary 34The Crusade 36Refusal of Episcopal Honors 38The First Community House 39Approval as a Diocesan Community 41Council of the Lateran 42Disappointment 43Meeting of St. Dominic and St. Francis 45Innocent III Names the Order 46Selection of a Rule 47Confirmation of the Order 47Dispersion of the Brethren 49Miracle at St. Sixtus 52The Order and the Universities 53Journey to Spain 54Foundations in Italy and Poland 56The First General Chapter 58Preaching in Lombardy and the Third Order 59The Second General Chapter 61St. Dominic's Character 64PART II 68GENIUS OF THE ORDERCharacter of the Times 68Danger of This Movement 70The Struggle Against Rationalism 70St. Dominic's Grasp of the Situation 72Contemplative Element 73The Vows 75Spirit of Dominican Discipline 78Dispensations 80Rule and Constitutions 81Organization 83Study 89Theological Systems 90Need of a New Method 91St. Dominic's Plan 93Its Execution 98Obstacles to Study Eliminated 99Schools of the Order 101New Studies 104Preaching 107Deficiency of Preachers 107Preaching the Vocation of Dominicans 107St. Dominic's Plan Unique 110Preaching the Chief Work of the Order 111Preachers to All 114Preaching to Infidels 116Not All Preachers 118PART III 121DOMINICAN ACHIEVEMENTSEducation 121Theology and Philosophy 129Scripture 144 Canon Law 152Languages 153Literature 158Science 168Missionaries and Martyrs 173Saints and Mystics 190Sociology 196Art 206In Other Fields of Service 214APPENDIX 220Letter of Pope Benedict XV 220Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV on the Seventh Centenary of the Death of St. Dominic 227

• | Author: Very Rev J B O'Connor O P, Very Rev J. B. O'Connor
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Nov 21, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 238 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 197993309X
• | ISBN-13: 9781979933094