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A Threefold Cord

by | Feb 6, 2018 | General

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Fr. Anthony Giambrone, O.P. A threefold cord is not easily broken, says Qoheleth, the sage (Eccl 4:12). The Lord thus wisely gives us a threefold program for our Lenten journey: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The Old Testament...
St. Martin de Porres

St. Martin de Porres

by | Apr 27, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

Known as the “Apostle of Charity,” Martin de Porres (1579 – 1639) was born in Lima, Peru, the son of a slave. While a young man, he was accepted as a cooperator brother at the Dominican priory in Lima and spent his life there as a barber, farm...
St. Antoninus

St. Antoninus

by | Apr 16, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

At sixteen, Antoninus (1389 – 1459) joined the Dominican Order and for the next forty years served as local or provincial superior in various Italian priories. He founded the convent of San Marco under the patronage of Cosimo de Medici and also under the...
St. Agnes of Montepulciano

St. Agnes of Montepulciano

by | Apr 1, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

A Dominican nun, Agnes (1268 – 1317) was renowned for her diligence in prayer and her extraordinary charity. Although born of a wealthy family in Gracchiano, Italy, she believed that charity is the only way to acquire the virtue of humility: there is no humility...