Sr. Therese Pham Thi Bach Tuyet op, President,
Federation of Vietnamese Dominican Sisters
''Greetings from Viet Nam!
It is a great privilege for me to be invited to read your book Preaching
Justice: Dominican Contributions to Social Ethics in the Twentieth Century
and to give it an endorsement. I find in this book a treasure of Dominican
prophetic spirituality, rooted in Gospel values and the Teaching of the
Church. On the other hand, I also discover different ways of social action
in many concrete situations among our Dominicans, who proclaim the Truth and
struggle for love, equality, justice and peace and the preferential option
for the poor and the weak. The book expresses how the Dominican life and
preaching mission is still flourishing and relevant to respond to the signs
of the times in many parts of the world through theological reflection and
social engagement.
We are very grateful for all the work that has gone into publishing this
book. It is a valuable contribution to all the members of our international
Dominican family, especially in Viet Nam. Living in the communist country,
our young sisters and brothers need to be protected from the influence of a
Marxist education system. The youth of Viet Nam need the guidance this book
gives; it will fully enrich them and other readers in the field of Christian
social ethics. Furthermore, it will encourage them to engage in this
important field, both in practical ways and through academic reflection.
Congratulations! Through the intercession of St. Dominic and St. Catherine,
may God bless all those involved in producing this much-needed book.''