After decades of sectarian conflict and bloodshed, Protestants and Catholics recently came together for a special evening in Dublin, Ireland to celebrate what unites them: The Birth of Christ. Hosted and narrated by Liam Neeson, Andrew T Miller’s The Birth of Christ musically brings the Gospel of Luke to life, and revivifies the passion, unity, […]

A Christmas Carol (3 min 33 sec) In Suso’s biography it was written: Now this same angel came up to the Servant [Suso] brightly, and said that God had sent him down to him, to bring him heavenly joys amid his sufferings; adding that he must cast off all his sorrows from his mind and […]

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On this day, December 22, in the year 1216, His Holiness Pope Honorius III gave official approval to the creation of the Order of Preachers to St. Dominic.  It is somehow fitting in this season in which we look forward to the birth of Our Savior, we celebrate as well the birth of our Order.  […]

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The liturgical season of Advent has two parts, both of which look to the coming of the Lord. The first part of Advent, opening the Liturgical year and following the feast of Christ the King, looks to the return of Jesus at the end of time. The first part of Advent continues until December 16th. […]

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 11, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican Congregation for the Clergy is looking for people willing to offer Eucharistic adoration for the priesthood and “consecrated feminine souls” ready to become spiritual mothers of priests.
A new Web site from that Vatican dicastery offers explanations and resources both for the campaign to begin Eucharistic adoration and […]

The Third Sunday of Advent is known popularly as Gaudete Sunday. The name comes from the first word of the Mass in Latin: Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte (Missale Romanum 2002), which is taken from St. Paul’s letter to the Phillipians (Phil 4,4) and translates as “Rejoice in the Lord always; […]

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The progress of the new Academic Center and Theological Library continues at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception. Most recently, the frame supports of the new roof were put into place a few weeks back. Seeing the picture, you can now get a sense of the overall shape and structure of the new building […]

It is a truism that the actions we undertake often have effects far beyond our expectations. Nonetheless, it is still remarkable to see how the actions of a priest, ministering to one of God’s people, can continue to be remembered and appreciated some 50 years after they occurred. Below is a letter that appeared in […]

 
Br. James Brent, O.P. recently wrote a book review of The Little Catechism on the Eucharist — a unique catechism designed for youth of a wide range of ages. The review was published at Catholic Exchange.
“The deficiencies in Catholic catechesis of recent years are so many and so disheartening” Br. James writes, “that even to think of the matter […]

Today, our Priory celebrates its patronal feast day, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.  In the Office of Matins (Readings) today, the Dominican Proprium allows as one of the options for the second reading a selection from St. Thomas Aquinas’s Devotissima exposito super salutatione angelica.   This work on the Angelic Salutation was probably written by the […]

Our parish of St. Gertrude in Madiera, OH, recently updated its website, and it is well worth a look: http://www.stgertrude.org/.  St. Gertrude’s is a very active parish in one of the suburbs of Cincinnati, OH.  The dominican priory is currently home to six Dominican priests.  St. Gertrude’s is also the place where our Province of St. […]

For the Second Sunday of Advent, Br. Anthony Giambrone, OP, has written a reflection on the role of St. John the Baptist, the great prophet of repentance and herald of the coming of the Lord. Br. Anthony’s reflection is available on the Catholic Exchange website. In addition, the second of Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau’s Advent video […]

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The President of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Domincan House of Studies, Very Rev. Steven C. Boguslawski, OP, has just published a new book entitled Thomas Aquinas on the Jews: Insights into his Commentary on Romans 9-11.  It is now available from Paulist Press.  The Paulist Press website describes the book […]

The Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph,
the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus,
and the Vietnamese Vicariate of Saint Vincent Liêm

joyfully announce the
Ordination of their Brothers

John Gregory Schnakenberg, O.P.
Vinod Bruno Mary Shah, O.P.
Joseph Anthony Giambrone, O.P.
Jacob Thomas Petri, O.P.
Jonah Francis Pollock, O.P.
Peter Hoàng Ðỗ, O.P.
John Sơn Thanh Hoàng, O.P.

to the Order of […]

The Human Experience

A New Film by Grassroots Films
Creators of the Gabriel Award Winning Film
Fishers of Men

Thank you to everyone who made the screening
of this film such a great success.
If you would like more information about the film
or upcoming screenings, please visit the Grassroots Films website
www.grassrootsfilms.com

Rev. James Cuddy, OP, introduces Joseph and Michael Campo.
 
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