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St. Joseph, Protector of Preachers

by Drey Carr | Mar 19, 2026 | General, News

St. Joseph, Protector of Preachers By Fr. Gabriel Torretta, O.P. In the courtyard of the Dominicans’ magnificent new priory in Charlottesville, Virginia, stands an unusual statue of St. Joseph, made by the sculptor Thomas Marsh. Marsh depicts St. Joseph just as he...

The Dominican Moment in Post-Roe America

by Drey Carr | Mar 12, 2026 | General, News

The Dominican Moment in Post-Roe America By Rev. Br. Pius Henry, O.P. The March for Life has become a staple of the American Catholic calendar for decades. Years of marching accompanied by Masses, youth rallies, bus rides, and snow storms, culminated by marching to...

The Joy of Christmas

by Drey Carr | Dec 22, 2025 | General

The Joy of Christmas By Fr. Joseph A. Scordo, O.P. I love Christmas! Always have, as far back as I can remember in my 83 years. Then some 63 years ago, I was in Novitiate (Spiritual Boot Camp), my first year of training as a Dominican. We were in the Advent Season,...

Upper East Side to Central Park: Dominican Friars Lead Rosary Procession for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

by Drey Carr | Nov 12, 2025 | News, Dominican Friars Media, General, Press

Last month on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P. preached the homily at a solemn Mass at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P., the pastor of the parish, then...