On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Fr. Cyril Stola, O.P., reflects on the moment when the mystery of our salvation quietly begins. At the heart of this mystery is Our Lady’s fiat, through which the Word became flesh, and from which the whole life of Christ unfolds...
St. Thomas Aquinas is often remembered for the clarity of his intellect, but at the heart of his theology is a deeper truth: contemplation ordered toward love of God and the preaching of the Gospel. As he himself writes, “It is better to give to others the fruits of...
As this year draws to a close, the Dominican Friars pause to give thanks to God for the many blessings he has given. Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P., offers a word of gratitude on behalf of the friars, recognizing the prayers and support that sustain our common mission....
On the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we remember the moment when Mary, at the age of three, was brought by her parents, Saints Joachim and Anne, to the Temple in Jerusalem. While this story comes from the early Christian writing Protoevangelium...
May the venerable intercession of the glorious Virgin may come to our aid, we pray, O Lord, so that, fortified by her procession, we may reach the mountain which is Christ. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. (Collect...