The Love that Suffers

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

Mary, Mother of St. Dominic By Fr. Titus Mary Sanchez, O.P. Filial love of Mary is an essential aspect of the Dominican character. The Order of Saint Dominic is Blessed Mary’s Order. Our Order was established by her intercession and has been sustained by her aid for...
12 Men Profess First Vows

12 Men Profess First Vows

It’s In the Eyes, JackieBy 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 line,...
The Lord God Will Be Their Light

The Lord God Will Be Their Light

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

Alter Christus

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....