Facebook’s Upside

Facebook’s Upside

  Facebook’s Upside By Richard Salat My first contact with the Dominicans Friars was, believe it or not, through Facebook. I watched their informative videos and was truly impressed by their dedicated work. I wanted to learn more about the Dominican Order...
Letter from the Executive Director

Letter from the Executive Director

  Dear Friends in Christ, We are now in back-to-school season and I am happy to share with you several exciting things God is doing through the ministry of Dominican friars for the salvation of souls at universities throughout the country. As the Eucharistic...
Divine Mercy in Manhattan

Divine Mercy in Manhattan

Divine Mercy in Manhattan By Blackfriars Staff “The city that never sleeps needs a chapel that never closes,” said Fr. Boniface Endorf, O.P., pastor of St. Joseph’s parish in New York City, now home to the first perpetual Eucharistic Adoration chapel in Manhattan. Fr....

The Virtue of Friendship

  The Virtue of Friendship By Br. Finbar Kantor, O.P. Relationships are central to the life of society. From the foundational relationship of the family to the civic relationships that undergird political and economic systems, our entire lives are built upon...

Q&A With Curtis Martin

  Q&A With Curtis Martin By Blackfriars Staff BlackFriars: Congratulations on 25 years of the founding of FOCUS! Your vision and your commitment to forming young people on college campuses has borne much fruit. What were the indicators in the prevailing...

Pursuit of Truth on Campus

  Pursuit of Truth on Campus By Blackfriars Staff The purpose of life is to know God. Period. That is St. Thomas Aquinas’ central claim in his Summa Contra Gentiles, and it was Fr. James Brent, O.P.’s central claim as he opened the Thomistic Institute’s Student...