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St. Hyacinth Jacek, O.P. 101
Like Holy Father Dominic, St. Hyacinth (ca. 1185-1257, feast – Aug. 17, patron of those in danger of drowning) was a canon. And like St. Dominic, a journey with his bishop changed his life. St. Hyacinth, along with his brother Bl. Ceslaus, was a Canon of the...
Godsplaining Podcast Friars discuss St. Pier Giorgio Frassati with Young Adults
On the eve of the Annual Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage in Washington D.C., Dominican friars Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P. and Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., gave a talk on the virtues of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. The friars gathered with their audience after an hour of...
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...Why Did St. Dominic Take His Shoes Off?
Why Did St. Dominic Take His Shoes Off? By Fr. Peter Joseph Gautsch, O.P. This essay previously appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. He lay down at night just as he was during the day, except that he took his shoes off. When he was traveling...