On the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we remember the moment when Mary, at the age of three, was brought by her parents, Saints Joachim and Anne, to the Temple in Jerusalem. While this story comes from the early Christian writing Protoevangelium...
Last month on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P. preached the homily at a solemn Mass at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P., the pastor of the parish, then...
 “At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them.” Matthew 9:36 Jesus’ heart is still moved by the crowds. He sees us in the realities of our lives, in our sufferings and he’s moved with compassion, so much so that he wants to give...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]”Even in death, for God’s people, life is changed and not ended.” The friars of the Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York reflect on their work as hospital chaplains during the height of the Covid-19...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”9529″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]By Brother Luke Mary VanBerkum, O.P. To the right of Our Lady of Fatima at the shrine of the Saint John Paul II Society here in New...