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12 Men Profess First Vows

by jacob.df | Sep 19, 2023 | Film, General

But Jesus came and touched them, saying, ‘Rise, and have no fear.’ And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone. —Matthew 17:7-8 On August 15, 2023, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 12 Dominican friars...

12 Men Profess First Vows

by jacob.df | Aug 23, 2023 | General

It’s In the Eyes, Jackie By Fr. Paul Clarke, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. In the spirit of both the Year of Consecrated Life and of earworm worship ditties (viz. Laudate #821, “Kingdom of God”, source of the...

The Pearl of Great Price

by jacob.df | Aug 15, 2023 | Film, General

“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 adoration chapel in Manhattan. Fr. Boniface’s tagline is fitting because it...

The Lord God Will Be Their Light

by jacob.df | Aug 3, 2023 | General

The Lord God Will Be Their Light By Fr. Anthony VanBerkum, O.P. While it is important to consider the mysteries of the life of the Lord as the Church’s calendar presents them to us, it is also helpful to contemplate them throughout the year. Ordinary Time can offer us...

Alter Christus

by jacob.df | Jun 28, 2023 | General, Newsletter

Alter Christus By Blackfriars Staff In the last chapter of his new book, Alter Christus, Priestly Holiness on Earth and In Eternity, Fr. Ezra Sullivan, O.P., paints a picture of what the eternal rewards for holy priests will be—and it is a vision worth reading....