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It All Begins At Baptism

by jacob.df | Oct 18, 2023 | Film, General

God’s ways are mysterious and wonderful. As an infant, Br. Charles Rooney, O.P., was baptized at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York. This past summer, he returned to there as a Dominican Friar and deacon, now baptizing others. Brother Charles has...

Letter from the Executive Director

by jacob.df | Sep 21, 2023 | General, Newsletter

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

by jacob.df | Sep 21, 2023 | General, Newsletter

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

by jacob.df | Sep 21, 2023 | General, Newsletter

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...

Pursuit of Truth on Campus

by jacob.df | Sep 21, 2023 | General, Newsletter

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...