St. Catherine of Siena

I’m Looking for a Heart Transplant

Like other heart donors, Christ has died to offer life to someone else. However, unlike any other organ donor, Christ was raised from the dead and is alive still, reigning at the right hand of the Father in glory. Our heavenly heart donor is not only a man, but also truly God.

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Domini Canes

“Better to illuminate than merely to shine to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.” – St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae II-II Qu.188 a.6 Detail from the west window of St Catherine’s in New York. The dog with the torch is a symbol of the Dominican Order, whose motto is ‘Truth’. Photo & Read more…

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John James Sullivan, O.P.

John James Sullivan, O.P. Jubilarian Birth: June 5, 1911 Profession: August 16, 1933 Ordination: May 17, 1939 Died: March 28, 2001 John Joseph Sullivan was born in New York City, the son of Patrick and Margaret (Ryan) Sullivan. He attended St. Veronica Grammar School (1918-1925) and Regis High School (1925-1926) in that city. This was Read more…

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Edward Louis Martin, O.P.

John Jerome Conroy, O.P.

John Jerome Conroy, O.P. Jubilarian Born:  December 19, 1921 Professed:  August 16, 1943 Ordained:  June 9, 1949 Died:  July 30, 2005 Father John Jerome Conroy, O.P., died on July 30, 2005, at the Mohun Health Care Center of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs. Born in Wheeling, WV, on December 21, 1921, Read more…

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Alfred Augustine Gately, O.P.

Alfred Augustine Gately, O.P. Jubilarian Birth: April 6, 1913 Profession: August 16, 1935 Ordination: June 5, 1941 Died: April 7, 2000 Alfred Peter Gately was born in New York City to Bernard and Elizabeth (Cregan) Gately. He was educated at St. John the Evangelist Grammar School in that city (1921-28). As an aspirant to the Read more…

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