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 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...
Queen of Heaven, Rejoice!

Queen of Heaven, Rejoice!

  Queen of Heaven, Rejoice! By Fr. Norbert Keliher, O.P. This article originally appeared in Dominicana and is reprinted with permission. Easter is a time of rejoicing. Not just on the day itself, or in the octave, but for all 50 days until Pentecost. This is...

The Adoration of the Magi

During these final weeks of Advent, we thought that Sacred Scripture, paired with art from Renaissance painter and Dominican friar Fra Angelico, would be a unique way to meditate on the mystery of the Incarnation. This beautiful painting shows the Three Wise Men...

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception

“Let the children of the Catholic Church fly with utter confidence to this most sweet Mother of mercy and grace in all dangers, difficulties, needs, doubts and fears. Under her guidance, under her patronage, under her kindness and protection, nothing is to be feared;...