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Lent, A Preparation for Joy

by jacob.df | Feb 9, 2024 | General

Lent, A Preparation for Joy By Fr. Boniface Endorf, O.P. Ash Wednesday enters us into the season of Lent, a time of penance as preparation for Easter. But how does penance prepare us for joy? It’s certainly a countercultural approach. We’re taught by the world...

Candlemas and the True Offering

by jacob.df | Jan 29, 2024 | General, Saints

Candlemas and the True Offering By Br. Nicodemus Thomas, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. Whether it is a candlelit meal at a fancy restaurant, a birthday celebration with a candle-topped cake, or the...

Patrons of All Latecomers

by jacob.df | Jan 4, 2024 | General, Saints

Patrons of All Latecomers By Br. Samuel Trecost, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. If they haven’t been packed away already, we can complete our nativity scenes this week with our celebration of the Epiphany....

Our Lady of Expectation: The Last Days of Advent

by jacob.df | Dec 19, 2023 | General

Our Lady of Expectation: The Last Days of Advent By Fr. James Sullivan, O.P. In our chapel at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC there is a beautiful golden lectern standing right in the middle of the 120 choir stalls. At the top of this lectern is a...

Letter from the Executive Director

by jacob.df | Dec 11, 2023 | General, Newsletter

Dear Friends in Christ, As we journey through the Advent season, we find ourselves in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Our Lady accompanies us in each moment of our lives and she who accompanied her son...