The Cooperator Brother Video Project
We are excited to announce the first installment in our series of animated films about the cooperator brother vocation, featuring Blessed James of Ulm, O.P. Be sure to watch and share with your friends and stay tuned for more animated shorts and news throughout the year!
The Order of Preachers, like many religious orders, includes men who profess vows as consecrated religious, but who do not seek ordination. While their ministry is not sacramental, it is still vital to the mission of preaching the Gospel. In the early days of the Dominicans, these men were known as frater conversus, but today they are called cooperator brothers.
The Dominican Friars of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, in partnership with the Province of St. Albert the Great, have started working on a documentary to answer questions about what it means to be a cooperator brother and the call to consecrated life. In addition to the animated shorts which will tell the stories of lesser-known brothers throughout the history of the Order, this project includes interviewing brothers as they:
- Reflect on the theology of religious life
- Discuss the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience
- Talk about renewed interest in this vocation among young men
- And share their excitement about the future
We ask you to please take a moment to pray for the fruitfulness of this project and the many young men who are discerning this way of life.
Almighty God, we praise you for the witness and ministry of our Dominican cooperator brothers. Deepen our appreciation for their vocation and commitment to consecrated life. Strengthen those who are discerning life as a brother, and grant them the grace to proclaim your Holy Name throughout the world. Amen.
