With the Lord Is Mercy and Plenteous Redemption

With the Lord Is Mercy and Plenteous Redemption

  With the Lord Is Mercy and Plenteous Redemption By Br. John Henry Peters, O.P. If you could choose only one psalm to pray for the rest of Lent, you wouldn’t go wrong choosing Psalm 130. It is—with great competition—one of the most beautiful psalms. It is...
Lent, A Preparation for Joy

Lent, A Preparation for Joy

  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

  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

Patrons of All Latecomers

  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

Our Lady of Expectation: The Last Days of Advent

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...