Prior Provincial - Dominican Friars

Letter from the Prior Provincial

by jacob.df | Sep 22, 2021 | General, Newsletter

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dear Friends, On August 6, the Order of Preachers celebrated the 800th anniversary of the passage of St. Dominic into eternal life, his Dies Natalis. Before he died in Bologna, Italy, at age 51, he preached his final sermon to the...

Letter from the Prior Provincial

by jacob.df | Jun 19, 2021 | General, Newsletter

Dear Friends, I am writing this on Pentecost morning, filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit. On Wednesday and Thursday, I participated in the outdoor baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises at Providence College. One of the graduates, Trevor Wakefield...

Letter from the Prior Provincial

by jacob.df | Mar 9, 2021 | General, Newsletter

Dear Friends, On February 6, I had the privilege of receiving the solemn vows of nine of our student brothers. With these vows our brothers commit themselves, as the profession formula says, “until death” to Jesus in the Order of Preachers. They will now continue...

A Letter from the Prior Provincial

by jacob.df | Dec 8, 2020 | General, Newsletter

Dear Friends, I would like to tell you about a miraculous birth and a very special gift. I learned about both on the extraordinary weekend of Blessed Michael McGivney’s Beatification. The gift was a Blessed Mother medal and chain. The giver was Michelle Schachle. The...

A Letter from the Prior Provincial

by jacob.df | Sep 3, 2020 | General, Newsletter

Dear Friends, I would like to share with you these verses from Psalm 18 that we Dominicans pray in the Divine Office. He made the darkness his covering, the dark waters of the clouds his tent … From on high he reached down and seized me he drew me up from the...