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A Radical Faith
Comparing the life of St. Dominic to the patriarch Abraham, Fr. Allen Moran, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph preached that “the life St. Dominic set out on was a life of faith,” as he received solemn vows from two Dominican friars.
Thousands Flock to Venerate the Skull of St. Thomas
As Fr. Pier Giorgio’s story hinted at, the Dominican Order is in the midst of celebrating a three year jubilee of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2023, the Order celebrated the700th anniversary of the canonization of St. Thomas; in 2024, the 750th anniversary of St. Thomas’ death; and in 2025, the 800th anniversary of his birth.
Preaching in the Digital Public Square
On the feast of Pentecost, the Church remembers when the Holy Spirit descended upon Our Lady and the Apostles, sending them out to proclaim the Gospel to all nations.
Thinking at Eastertime about Heaven
When Saint Augustine preaches on Psalm 148, a great psalm of praise, he says that Lent reflects our life here on earth, but Easter anticipates our life in heaven. What will we be doing in heaven? Praising God. That’s why the Church sings out Alleluia, praise the Lord, endlessly in the Easter season. Easter is full of praise for God.
By His Death, He Saves Us | Good Friday Meditation
In the beginning, was the Word. “Let there be light.” And so it was. But goodness gave way to evil. We were free to love—free to not love. Light was our beginning. We preferred the darkness. And so the darkening dusk began to fall.
Ash Wednesday: Carry the Fire
God does not send us down any road without His grace. No matter whatever road He chooses for us, and no matter the turns we take, as long as we remain with Him we trust that His grace is with us. The fire is with us.
Solemn Professions | 2025
Two of our brothers, Br. Raphael Mary Arteaga, O.P. and Br. Pius Mary Henry, O.P., recently professed Solemn Vows, fully committing the whole of their lives to God through our Dominican way of life.
Blessed Are You Among Women | The Fourth Sunday of Advent
As we enter into the final 3-day stretch until Christmas, we hear in today’s gospel all the words that are too familiar from St. Elizabeth. “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”
Rejoice! | The Third Sunday of Advent
Rejoice! We have made it halfway through this season of Advent, and now the Church has shifted her focus from the second coming of Christ to the first. We hear in the second reading from St. Paul writing to the Corinthians, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!”
