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In Memoriam: Fr. John Farren, O.P.
Fr. John Farren, O.P. April 28, 1938 — October 21, 2025 Please pray for the repose of the soul of our brother, Fr. John Farren, who died peacefully around 3:00 on October 21, 2025, at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, New York. Fr. John Joseph Aquinas Farren died at...
Advancing with Jesus
Advancing with Jesus By Fr. Bernard Knapke, O.P. In the year 1519, Hernan Cortes, sailing with a few hundred Spanish soldiers aboard ten small ships, landed on the coast of the Yucatan peninsula. His goal was to conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan—a massive city...
Feathered Hope
Feathered Hope By Fr. Bartholomew Calvano, O.P. “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – I cannot help but hear these lines of Emily Dickinson...
The Blessed Virgin Mary: Queen of Preachers, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
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...