Ordo Praedicatorum

In the short essay below, Br. Thomas More Garrett, O.P., reflects on the most recent Vocations Weekend at the Dominican House of Studies.

Advent is a period of waiting, longing and begging. The Church invites us about the same time each year to contemplate in a special way our anticipation of an encounter with the Son [...]

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Joining me on the program today to discuss the readings for the First Sunday of Advent were Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., a parochial vicar at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena in Manhattan, and Br. James Brent, O.P., a deacon completing his formation for [...]

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On Saturday, November 14, 2009, Br. Ezra Sullivan, O.P, Br. Dominic Joseph Bump, O.P., and Br. Austin Dominic Litke, O.P. made solemn profession at the Dominican House of Studies.  Through their profession, these brothers have given their lives “usque ad mortem” (until death) for the service of God and His Church through the Order of [...]

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Joining me on the program today to discuss the readings for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King were Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., parochial vicar of the Church of St. Joseph in New York City, and Fr. Sean Connor, pastor of St. Ann’s [...]

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The relics of St. Mary Magdalene, on tour in the United States for the first time, recently came to Washington, DC.  On November 8, 2009, they were exposed for public veneration at the Dominican House of Studies where nearly 1000 faithful came to venerate the relics of the disciple of the Lord.
The relics were [...]

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Joining me in the studio to discuss the readings for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time were Patrick Langrell, the Coordinator of Young Adult Outreach for the Archdiocese of New York, and Fr. Brian Mulcahy, O.P., the Socius of the Province.
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Someone has put up a video from one of the pieces sung by the schola at the Dominican House of Studies from the Vigil of All Saints.  Enjoy.
The text of the piece (originally composed by Charles Stanford, and arranged by Br. Michael Dominic O’Connor, O.P.) is:
Beati quorum via integra est: qui ambulant in lege Domini.
Blessed [...]

During the month of November, the Coalition of Reason, a New York-based group promoting atheism, is running a campaign in some of the city’s subways stations featuring posters that ask New Yorkers if they are “good without God,” assuring them that, if they answer in the affirmative, they are in the company of at least [...]

Pictures from the All Saints Vigils in Washington, DC and Oakland, CA (Time 3:00):

This year, the Vigil of All Saints was a beautiful celebration of the Church’s witness throughout the ages.  Dominicans friars throughout the country hosted their own vigils from the Dominican Studentate of the Western Province in Oakland, CA (where the All Saints [...]

If you are interested in attending the November 20-22 Vocation Weekend in Washington, DC, contact Fr. Bill Garrott, OP, at vocations@dominicanfriars.org or call (800) 529-1205.
Particpants on the September 25-27, 2009 Vocation Weekend

This coming Sunday, November 8, a large relic of St. Mary Magdalene will be available all afternoon for veneration.  This relic comes from her shrine in France, which the Dominicans have care of.  Come by at any point.  Here’s the schedule:
11:15 - Mass
12:30-5:20 - Public Veneration of the Relic
5:20 - Rosary
5:40 - Vespers