Welcome to New York City, Father! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I grew up in a small town in southeast Ohio (St. Clairsville) with my two older sisters. I attended Franciscan University at Steubenville and spent the first two years there as a seminarian...
As Fr. Pier Giorgio’s story hinted at, the Dominican Order is in the midst of celebrating a three year jubilee of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2023, the Order celebrated the 700th anniversary of the canonization of St. Thomas; in 2024, the 750th anniversary of St. Thomas’...
A New Platform for the Gospel On the feast of Pentecost, the Church remembers when the Holy Spirit descended upon Our Lady and the Apostles, sending them out to proclaim the Gospel to all nations. So too, the Dominican friars have been sent into the world to preach...
Thinking at Eastertime about Heaven By Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. When did you last think deeply about heaven? Easter is an especially apt time to do so. Let’s think about what, if we get there, we will do. It’s not sleeping. It’s being fully alive. When Saint...
By His Death, He Saves Us By Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P. In the beginning, was the Word. “Let there be light.” And so it was. But goodness gave way to evil. We were free to love—free to not love. Light was our beginning. We preferred the darkness. And so the...
Ash Wednesday: Carry the Fire By Fr. Michael Mary Weibley, O.P. This essay previously appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. “You have to carry the fire.” “I don’t know how to.” “Yes you do.” “Is it real? The fire?” “Yes it is.” “Where is it? I don’t...