Is it possible to love too much? Not when it comes to our heavenly mother. Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., principal preacher at the inaugural Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage, characterizes Marian devotion “as overflow, not overkill.” He explains that Mary...
God’s ways are mysterious and wonderful. As an infant, Br. Charles Rooney, O.P., was baptized at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York. This past summer, he returned to there as a Dominican Friar and deacon, now baptizing others. Brother Charles has...
But Jesus came and touched them, saying, ‘Rise, and have no fear.’ And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone. —Matthew 17:7-8 On August 15, 2023, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 12 Dominican friars...
“The city that never sleeps needs a chapel that never closes,” said Fr. Boniface Endorf, O.P., pastor of St. Joseph’s parish in New York City, now home to the first perpetual adoration chapel in Manhattan. Fr. Boniface’s tagline is fitting because it...
“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...