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Pursuit of Truth on Campus
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...
The Love that Suffers
The Love that Suffers By Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. Does love sometimes require that we suffer? Today we commemorate Our Lady of Sorrows, the Mater dolorosa movingly depicted by...
Mary, Mother of St. Dominic
Mary, Mother of St. Dominic By Br. Titus Mary Sanchez, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. Filial love of Mary is an essential aspect of the Dominican character. The Order of Saint Dominic is Blessed Mary’s...