Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ Closing Dominican Jubilee Homily
The following homily was given by the Holy Father Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. John Lateran during the Closing Dominican Jubilee Mass. The Word of God presents us today two opposite human scenarios: on one hand the ‘carnival of worldly curiosity’ and, on the other, the glorification of the Father through good works. And Read more…
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Dominican at the Jubilee Door
“I wish that the Jubilee Indulgence may reach each one as a genuine experience of God’s mercy, which comes to meet each person in the Face of the Father who welcomes and forgives, forgetting completely the sin committed. To experience and obtain the Indulgence, the faithful are called to make a brief pilgrimage to the Read more…
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Pope Francis’s Papacy & The First Week of the Spiritual Exercises
In the latest project from BlackFriars Media, journalist Austen Ivereigh explains Pope Francis’ pontificate in light of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, particularly the First Week. For more videos, please visit: BlackFriarsMedia.org
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Francis & Dominic: Proclaiming a Lesson of Love to the World
Francis & Dominic: Proclaiming a Lesson of Love to the World By Paul and Christiana Gondreau Some readers might recall how the newly elected Pope Francis embraced an eight- year-old boy with cerebral palsy during his tour of Saint Peter’s Square after Easter Sunday Mass in 2013. That boy was our son, Dominic. The Read more…
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Pope Francis, Yves Congar, & True Reform
In the latest project from BlackFriars Media, Austen Ivereigh describes Pope Francis’ various reforms in light of the influence of the great Dominican theologian Yves Congar. For more videos, please subscribe at www.BlackFriarsMedia.org
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Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The following homily was written by our Holy Father, Pope Francis. In the Gospels, Saint Joseph appears as a strong and courageous man, a working man, yet in his heart we see great tenderness, which is not the virtue of the weak but rather a sign of strength of spirit and a capacity for concern, Read more…
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The Baptism of the Lord
“A person who is baptized and a person who is not baptized are not the same. We, by Baptism, are immersed in that inexhaustible source of life which is the death of Jesus, the greatest act of love in all of history; and thanks to this love we can live a new life, no longer Read more…
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Mary, the Mother of God
The following is an excerpt from Br. Gabriel Torretta, O.P.’s article, “Did the Virgin Mary Tickle the Baby Jesus?” . When you picture Mary holding the Christ-child, what do you imagine her doing? Gazing into his eyes? Nursing him? Just holding him close? Thanks to the new Picturing Mary exhibit at D.C.’s National Museum of Read more…
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