The Importance of Loving God with the Mind By Blackfriars Staff You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37). For most people, when going on retreat, the focus is on the movement of the...
Growing in Virtue By Br. Jerome Masters, O.P. In his recent book, Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas’s Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell, Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., sets out to make the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas accessible to...
A Hidden Ministry By Blackfriars Staff It was 1977 when the steel mills began closing down in Youngstown, Ohio. Since then the city, once a locus of steel in America, lost more than half its residents. That means half the homes are occupied. Half as many...
Truth Culture By Blackfriars Staff Over 60 young adults from across the country came to Malvern, PA, to spend a weekend on retreat with the Godsplaining friars this past November. Godsplaining is a popular podcast started by five Dominican friars—Fr. Patrick...
Celebrating 100 Years By Michelle Dushensky St. Gertrude Parish has been a beacon in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for decades. Last November, the parish celebrated its 100th anniversary, wrapping up a year of festivities that began October 2022, with a kickoff...
