How conservative/traditional are the Domincans and the Franciscans (OFM)?

[curiousman2]

Franciscans and Jesuits are very liberal. Jesuit vocations have dropped by 50 percent. Holy Land Franciscan vocations are down by 75 percent. Franciscans focus on climate change, social activism, and novelty theology (Merton and Rohr). Retro 1960s services with guitars and drums are popular which is to say that many are children of the late 1960s. Most do not wear the brown robe and sandals except on rare occasions. Jesuits are similar to Franciscans in philosophy and theology. Their scholarly reputation began to disappear in the 1970s and was replaced with Social Activism.

Jesuits in DC closed St Aloysius Church to parishioners and referred them to Holy Redeemer. Franciscans closed Holy Name College years ago and sold it to Howard Divinity School.

I am not aware of a more conservative religious order. I assume that Trappists and Benedictines maintain orthodoxy.

 

[InNomineDomini]

I go to a Dominican parish in the Province of St. Joseph, and have met lots of priests as well as student brothers. (In fact, our former pastor is the current prior of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.)

I can’t say enough good about them; and I would consider them to be:

• Theologically and philosophically well-formed
• Loyal to the teachings of the Magisterium and devoted to the truths of the Catholic faith
• Reverent when celebrating Mass
• Filled with a wonderful sense of humor to an almost silly degree

Here’s a good link to get a basic idea of how awesome the student brothers in particular are: dominicanajournal.org/

Here’s some more info on the student brothers themselves: dominicanfriars.org/

Here’s a little video from the RCIA chaplain who helped to receive me into the Church. It just gives a basic feel for the sort of studious personality Dominicans often have: youtube.com/watch?v=z3u18i1bl2E. Check out his other videos, too!

Having said all this, I’m not sure about the other provinces in the United States, and some Dominicans have had progressive leanings. Our own province doesn’t seem to see a lot of this, however.

Moreover, Dominicans aren’t necessarily “Traditionalist” in the sense of being devoted to ideas like the Extraordinary Form of the Mass becoming almost the standard in nearly all parishes. But I have, for example, heard a sermon that discussed how wonderful St. Louis de Montfort’s book on the Rosary is.

 

[InNomineDomini]

I just realized how old this thread is.

Come on, guys: is it really necessary to bump old conversations?

 

[chryso]

Ave Maria!
Dominicans are wide,this province maybe conservative and this house may be liberal, all in all Dominican life today like many other religious institute are relaxed.
This is just my opinion!

Ave Maria!