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Province of St. Joseph Welcomes 15 New Novices
The Dominican Province of St. Joseph is happy to announce the 15 men who have been accepted for our 2018 novitiate class. They were clothed with the Dominican habit on August 8th, 2018, in a private ceremony in St. Gertrude Priory in Madeira, Ohio. Click here to read more about the men who are joining …
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University of Louisville becomes latest chaplaincy staffed by the Province of St. Joseph
In September 2017, Fr. Martin Martiny, O.P, became the first Dominican chaplain of the University of Louisville, which has an estimated 7,000 Catholics in a student body of 22,500.
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Preaching the Truth
Fr. Terence Keegan, O.P., will be celebrating 50 years as a Priest of the Province of Saint Joseph on June 13th. In this video, he offers a heartfelt reflection on the Dominican charism of preaching the one Truth in all its forms: Please offer your prayers and congratulations to all the friars of …
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Credo: The new RCIA program from the Thomistic Institute
Credo weaves in teachings on prayer from the beginning in order to introduce participants to the Church’s life of prayer.
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Nine Dominican Friars Ordained to the Priesthood
On Saturday, May 19th, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, nine Dominican Friars were ordained to the priesthood by His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York. Your support of the Dominican Friars Foundation helped make the formation of these nine priests possible. Thank you for your generosity!
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A Letter From Brian and Amy Shaw
A Letter From Brian and Amy Shaw
We’re grateful for all the work you’re doing, especially on college campuses where the need for both knowledge of the Gospel and the love of Jesus Christ is so great! We’re thankful that Our Lord is addressing the needs of His people by calling an impressive number of new vocations to the Dominican Order in recent years.
Fr. Basil Cole: Transmitting Sacred Truth to a New Generation of Friars
Ordained to the priesthood in 1966, Fr. Basil Cole has taught moral, spiritual, and dogmatic theology at the Dominican House of Studies since 1998. He has written extensively on moral theology and is the author of Christian Totality, a widely translated volume on religious life. How do your classes help form future priests? Sacred doctrine, …
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St. Dominic’s Priory: Student Brothers Live with Retired Friars During Diaconate Year
Thanks in no small part to your generosity, the Dominican House of Studies is bursting at the seams with friars in formation. To accommodate incoming student brothers, transitional deacons leave the House of Studies and continue their path to the priesthood at St. Dominic’s Priory, just south of the National Mall in Washington DC.
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March for Life 2018: A Joyful Witness
March for Life 2018: A Joyful Witness By Br. Anthony VanBerkum, O.P. This year marked the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, DC. Marchers ranged from elderly veterans of many marches to newborns in strollers to sleep-deprived, yet enthusiastic, college students. The diverse marchers were unified by their joy—their love for God’s gift …
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Bringing Christ to Prisoners: A Student Brother’s Ministry in a DC Jail
Br. Jordan Zajac, O.P., is the latest Dominican student brother assigned to minister to prisoners in the District of Columbia’s Central Detention Facility, better known as the DC Jail. He meets individually with inmates confined to solitary cells because they are threatened by, or pose a threat to, the general population of the prison.
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