Ordo Praedicatorum

With all the walls of the aula opened at the Academic Center of the Dominican House of Studies, Dr. Alasdair MacIntyre gave the honorary lecture opening the Thomistic Circles series this past Thursday.  The crowd was bursting at the seams, and it hung on his every word.
Dr. MacIntyre was originally going to give a talk [...]

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Joining me on the program to discuss the readings for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time were Fr. John Farren, O.P., the provincial Director of Advancement, and Br. James Brent, O.P., a deacon completing his priestly formation at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington.
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Fr. Gabriel O’Donnell, O.P., recently appeared on EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.
On the show he spoke about sanctity, holiness, and two Catholics who are up for canonization: Servant of God Fr. Michael J. McGivney (founder of the Knights of Columbus) and Servant of God Mother Mary Alphonsa Hawthorne (Rose Hawthorne, foundeder the Hawthorne [...]

Again speaking to bishops, Pope Benedict XVI offers this encouragement for priests to put Christ and his Eucharistic Presence at the very center of their lives.
From Monday’s papal address to new bishops:
A presbyter’s mission and, with greater reason, that of a bishop, entails today a lot of work that tends to absorb him continually and [...]

On Thursday, September 17, Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.  preached his homily during the Mass on the priesthood.  He incorporated not only the readings from Mass but also the second reading from the Office of Readings for the day.  Enjoy:
Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, 1 Timothy 4:12-16
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Joining me on the program to discuss the readings for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time was Fr. Brian Mulcahy, the socius of the province.
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Another must read from Pope Benedict XVI.
Last Saturday, the Holy Father ordained five new bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica.  In his homily to the ordinandi, he reflected on the ministry of bishops and the requirement that the Church’s shepherds be faithful, prudent, and good.  Of course, much of what the pope said applies to all [...]

On September 14, the feast of the Triumph of the Cross, Fr. Kurt Pritzl, O.P. preached the homily at the conventual Mass at the Dominian House of Studies.  Here are his reflections on the centrality of the Cross in the Christian life:
 
At the end of his book The Kingdom of God in America published in [...]

This year, the Irish Province of Dominicans was graced with the largest class of entering novices they have had in more than 20 years.  On the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, thirteen young Irishmen began their notvitate year at St. Mary’s Priory in Popes Quay.  Additional pictures can be found at the [...]

For centuries, lay people have prayed popularized forms of the Liturgy of the Hours.  The most popular of these is the well-known “Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary.”  But there are others.  Some years ago, a small booklet of these was published for the use of the Dominican Laity.  Br. Thomas More Garrett, O. [...]

Each summer, the student brothers from the Dominican House of Studies are sent out to various priories throughout the province for different ministries.  This is so that they can grow in their understanding of what the preaching aspect of the Dominican life is all about.  Also, it gives the brothers a chance to experience life [...]

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Joining me on the show today to discuss the readings for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time was Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., one of the parochial vicars at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena in Manhattan.
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Recently ordained Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. preached a homily on Wednesday that was fitting both for a new priest and for the Year for Priests.  Please feel free to read the text below and to keep our recently ordained priests in your prayers in this Year for Priests.
“WHAT IS THERE ABOUT HIS WORD?”
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Click above to hear Fr. James Cuddy, O.P., the new campus chaplain at Providence College, share how developing an adult faith in college led him to discern a call to the priesthood as a Dominican friar.