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The Importance of Loving God with the Mind

by | Sep 17, 2024 | General, Newsletter

  The Importance of Loving God with the Mind By Blackfriars Staff You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37). For most people, when going on retreat, the focus is on the movement of the...

Growing in Virtue

by | Sep 17, 2024 | General, Newsletter

  Growing in Virtue By Br. Jerome Masters, O.P. In his recent book, Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas’s Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell, Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., sets out to make the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas accessible to...

Six Men Profess Simple Vows

by | Aug 26, 2024 | General

  Six Men Profess Simple Vows   God continues to bless us tremendously! On August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, six Dominican friars made simple vows at our parish of St. Gertrude’s in Cincinnati, Ohio.     These...

Always Be a Loving Father

by | Aug 5, 2024 | General

  Always Be a Loving Father By Br. Jerome Masters, O.P. In the heart of Columbus, Ohio, lies St. Patrick’s parish. Founded in 1852 as an Irish parish under diocesan care, then in 1885, the Dominican Friars were invited to care for the parish and have been here...
Letter from the Executive Director

Letter from the Executive Director

by | Jun 25, 2024 | General, Newsletter

  Dear Friends in Christ, We have much for which to be thankful! This year we thank God for the ordination of five Dominican friars to the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Throughout their lives each of these men will preach the saving truth of Jesus Christ, baptize,...