Dominicana
Healing in Purgatory
We’re called to become saints. The Father desires that we be united in friendship with him in this life in order that we might forever dwell with him in heaven.
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Spiritual Fathers
Spiritual Fathers By Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P. A version of this article appeared in the online journal, Dominicana. The summer before I entered religious life my cousin gave birth to her first child, Owen. Later that summer the proud mother hosted a party at which the main pastime was holding baby Owen. As …
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A Dominican Mother’s Day Poem
May Mary guard you, Mother Dear, And ease your pain and sorrow; Beneath Her care you need not fear Life’s threatening tomorrow! That is my wish as this, your day, One milestone passed, reminds us How far along the homeward way Each year, in fleeting, finds us. And so I greet you, o’er …
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The Inspiration of St. John Paul II
The image of God in man manifests itself in many different ways, and one notable way is through the lives of the Saints. The lives of the Saints are commentaries on the Gospel—concrete examples of living heroic Christian lives. In each of their lives, they manifest important characteristics of what it means to be followers …
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John Pius Sullivan, O.P.
John Pius Sullivan, O.P. Jubilarian Birth: October 27, 1913 Profession: August 16, 1935 Ordination: June 5, 1941 Died: April 17, 1998 John Joseph Sullivan was born in New York City the son of John Sullivan and Margaret Mary Ryan. He attended Sacred Heart Grammar School, Jersey City, NJ (1920-1928), Regis High School, New York City …
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