ORDER OF PREACHERS
The Dominican Family
Trinidad
& Tobago
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DOMINICAN BOOK CENTRE LTD
For many decades the Catholic Truth Agency was situated at the corner of Independence Square (then marine Square) and Nelson Street, Port of Spain. When the old Cathedral Presbytery was replaced by the present presbytery the CTA had to be re-located. It moved to Charlotte Street but in time this proved not to be viable and so it was closed. A publishing house, St. Dominic Press, was created and many publications were printed and distributed. However, the demand was more than could be published locally and so there was need of a collaborative effort. Fr. Paschal Tiernan imported first books and the religious objects which he sold from the trunk of a small van. That was unsatisfactory so a permanent home was found in St. Finbar’s Church Grounds. The name was changed to The Dominican Book Centre but the raison d’etre continued to be serving the needs of people in a cost effective way. Over the years, the Book Centre has grown and evolved into what is arguably the primary Catholic Christian Reseller in Trinidad and Tobago, and certainly one of the wider known Catholic Book Centres in the region. The range of material provided by Dominican Book Centre includes: Basic Church requirements like Altar Bread and Altar Wine (both of which are supplied to several Caribbean islands, including St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and St Lucia); vessels for the Altar, vestments, charcoal and incense; Articles of devotion like rosaries, scapulars, medals, crosses and crucifixes; numerous objects for the celebration of the Sacraments; statues, plaques and pictures; miscellaneous stock including key rings, visor clips, magnets, stickers, stationery etc.; plus a wide array of prayer cards and greeting cards. Books You can find Liturgical Books like Sacramentaries and Lectionaries; Sunday & daily Missals; booklets on the Rites; books on the Blessed Trinity, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Eucharist, the Mass and Adoration, the Sacraments, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saints lives, Angels, Commentaries on the Scriptures, Theology, Church history, Conversion stories; Prayer Books, Novena books, and naturally, books on Dominican spirituality., and so forth. Popular Authors such as Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Timothy Radcliffe, OP., CS Lewis, Henri Nouwen, Bishop Fulton Sheen, Thomas Merton, GK Chesterton, Thomas Green, Joyce Rupp, Benedict Groeschel, Mother Theresa, Raniero Cantalamessa, and many more. Children’s Books and Books for Youth comprise a significant portion of the material stocked as spiritual formation of the young Monthly Publications: Magnificat, Living Faith, The Word Among Us. Contact the Book Shop at:
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