by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

During Pope Benedict’s recent apostolic journey to the United States, Dominicans again found themselves doing what they do best—assisting existing institutions understand and appropriate the Gospel. Throughout the papal visit, Dominicans played a major role in assisting the media with their coverage of the visit. Like the medieval university, the broadcast booth found itself both intrigued and assisted by these city-dwelling, preaching friars. In the print media, Fr. Dominic Langevin’s op-ed piece on Benedict’s vision, “The Pope Can Pitch a Fastball,” appeared in papers around the country. Online, Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P. assisted the excellent coverage given at Godspy.com. On radio, Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. and I co-hosted a special edition of “Word to Life,” the province’s weekly program on Sirius 159, The Catholic Channel. We discussed and explained the events of Saturday April 19 in New York. Fr. Chris Saliga, O.P. hosted a similar type of special on Sunday April 20. On television, Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. and I assisted WNBC with their coverage of the events in Washington and New York. We served as on-air commentators during their live broadcasts of the papal Masses and other events. The Dominican tradition continues…we know how to strengthen and support what has been built with our presence and our preaching. We use what we find around us to spread the light and love of Jesus Christ.

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