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Dominican Saints 101: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Dominican Saints 101: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati  “The Man of Beatitudes.” This was the name that Pope St. John Paul II gave to Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925, feast – July 4, patron saint of World Youth Day). Bl. Pier Giorgio was known by many to be a holy man...
Pious Patriotism
Pious Patriotism By Fr. Anthony VanBerkum, O.P. This day in the United States is often marked by an outpouring of patriotic fervor. But in troubled times (which are, perhaps, every time), it can be difficult to square patriotism with devotion to God, or even simply...
Sharing in Your Master’s Joy
Sharing In Your Master’s Joy By Br. Gerard Rosario DeAngelis, O.P. Try as you may, whatever you are inside will eventually show itself on the outside. Reflecting on my third time marching for life as a Dominican, this simple nursery school truth has been on my...
The Death of St. Thomas Aquinas
By Fr. Jonah Teller, O.P. It is March 7, 1274, and Thomas Aquinas is dying. He had been on the road, traveling to a Church council, when he struck his head badly on a tree branch. He tried to keep going, but illness quickly followed injury, and he was eventually taken...