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In Memoriam: Fr. John Farren, O.P.

by Kareem Nelson | Oct 27, 2025 | General

Fr. John Farren, O.P. April 28, 1938 — October 21, 2025 Please pray for the repose of the soul of our brother, Fr. John Farren, who died peacefully around 3:00 on October 21, 2025, at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, New York. Fr. John Joseph Aquinas Farren died at...

Advancing with Jesus

by Kareem Nelson | Sep 18, 2025 | General

Advancing with Jesus By Fr. Bernard Knapke, O.P. In the year 1519, Hernan Cortes, sailing with a few hundred Spanish soldiers aboard ten small ships, landed on the coast of the Yucatan peninsula. His goal was to conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan—a massive city...

Feathered Hope

by Kareem Nelson | Aug 11, 2025 | General

Feathered Hope By Fr. Bartholomew Calvano, O.P. “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – I cannot help but hear these lines of Emily Dickinson...

A Gift of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Kareem Nelson | Jun 26, 2025 | General, Film

A Gift of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a celebration of the love he has for mankind, the love that moved him to give himself on the Cross at Calvary. This Solemnity is an appropriate time to recall...

Behold Your God: Seeing Jesus on Corpus Christi

by Kareem Nelson | Jun 20, 2025 | General

Behold Your God: Seeing Jesus on Corpus Christi By Fr. Philip Nolan, O.P. “Look!” It’s a simple command that we give and receive all the time. Children point up to a distant airplane, trying to help their friends spot it among the clouds. Teachers instruct their...