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...

Hunger for Truth on Campus

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hunger for Truth on Campus: Father Dominic Legge on the power of the Christian tradition to answer contemporary questions “College students do not normally get out of bed to talk to a Catholic priest at 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday...

The Thomistic Institute: Bringing Truth to Capitol Hill

The Thomistic Institute: Bringing Truth to Capitol Hill   By: Br. John Mark Solitario, O.P.   The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the...

Mary Magdalene: A Patroness for Preachers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On July 22nd of each year, the Church celebrates the Feast of Mary Magdalene. Known as the “Apostle to the Apostles,” Mary Magdalene has a special place within the Dominican Order. PFIC instructor Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.,...