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We Need Great Men
We Need Great Men By Br. Maximilian Maria Jaskowak, O.P. This essay previously appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. The modern Church is in dire need of greatness. We don’t just need anyone in the seminary; we don’t just need anyone in the pew. We...A Dominican Presence at Youngstown State
Fr. Norbert Keliher, O.P., meets with Catholic student leaders on the Youngstown State Campus. Photo by Elaine Manusakis A Dominican Presence at Youngstown StateBy BlackFriars Staff This school year, Fr. Norbert Keliher, O.P., began his tenure as the Youngstown State...
Letter from the Director
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dear Friends, Prostration is a gesture packed with meaning. At Ordinations, the most striking moment is seeing the friars lie prostrate. The fact that the praying Church is calling upon all the saints at that moment becomes...
Monthly Donor to Enter Dominican Monastery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Monthly Donor to Enter Dominican Monastery By Rebecca Derks Our Lord gave me my first real nudge toward religious life during a Latin exam at Christendom College. The exam required me to provide insights on St. Thomas Aquinas’s...