As we have previously mentioned, a number of our brothers were involved in preaching at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to a crowd awaiting Pope Benedict’s arrival there last month. Here is the talk preached by Br. James Brent, O.P.

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The French city of Toulouse is the cradle of the Dominican Order. It was in Toulouse and its surrounding towns that St. Dominic and the first friars began to live their new evangelical life as mendicant preachers. Their importance for the city of Toulouse can be measured by looking at the magnificent medieval Dominican church […]

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An episode from EWTN - Hosted by Raymond Arroyo with guest Fr. Joseph Fox, OP Professor of Canon Law at the Dominican House of Studies: Controversy over Communion in wake of recent Papal visit, begin listening at 8:53 […]

 
Friday, May 2 was the Feast of St. Athanasius, the fourth century bishop of Alexandria and doctor of the Church who defended the Nicene faith in the divinity of Christ. In a homily preached at the conventual Mass at the Dominican House of Studies, Rev. Br. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. preached on the saint’s […]

Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer’s latest article is now available on Godspy.com. The first paragraph of the article is below.
A young lady with olive skin, black hair, and black eyes approached us. Her accented voice trembled as she asked us to pray with her there on the street. She explained that her brother had […]

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 30, 2008 (Zenit.org).
I Have Had the Joy of Announcing ‘Christ Our Hope’”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
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Even if a few days have already passed since my return, I would like to dedicate the catechesis of today, as […]

April 16th is a day I will not soon forget. It’s not often that you are with Popes and Presidents all in one day. The day began for well before my usual rising time, we had to get an early start if we were to be on time. Fr. James Cuddy, […]

One of the benefits of a world interconnected through the Internet, with websites like blogs, is that you are able to read comments and even compliments that you might not otherwise hear. In a recent blog interview, Architect Adam Hermanson in describing some of the influences on his own appreciation of sacred architecture mentions […]

 
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. assisted WNBC with their coverage of the events in Washington. He served as an on-air commentator during their live broadcasts of the Pope’s arrival to the United States and the White House. Watch the Videos of these historical events: 
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On the morning of Friday, April 18, ten of our friars attended the 5th Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. Keynote addresses were given by President George W. Bush and by Archbishop Robert Finn, of the Archdiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Below is a report of the event written by […]

Br. Pius Pietrzyk, OP, is interviewed by WUSA Channel 9 news in Washington, DC about his experiences during the visit of the Holy Father to the United States.  This news clip aired on the 9News Now program at 11:00pm on Sunday, April 20, 2008.
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Rev. Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer, OP, waits for the Popemobile along the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.  He stands outside St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church, where he ministers as a Deacon.

In the photo above, Fr. David Mott, OP, is seen in the foreground hearing confessions. Fr. Matthew Rzeczkowski, OP, is in […]

As the Popemobile passed in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, you can see the Pope leaning out his window to greet the throng of black-cappa’d Dominicans gathered to welcome him.
Photo by Yuri Gripas, Reuters.

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Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer was a part of a crowd which gathered at the Apostolic Nunciature on Friday to see the Pope off from Washington, D.C. to New York City, where he will begin the second leg of his apostolic visit to the U.S. He composed a reflection on the occasion for Godspy.com. […]

 In this video, you can see the Holy Father stand up to greet the crowd of Dominican friars gathered on the steps of the National Shrine.  He must have liked our banner, “Dominicans Love Our Holy Father”!

 
 
As a part of his Apostolic Visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI was in Washington, D.C. from April 15 to April 18, 2008. The pope had several engagements during this time. The Dominican community at the House of Studies in Washington, D.C. got to be close-up for several of these events. Below are […]

A few of the friars were able to obtain tickets to the South Lawn of the White House of the official visit of Pope Benedict XVI to President and Mrs. George Bush. On a beautifully clear day in Washington, thousands were gathered to see the Pope on his first full day in America, which […]

One of our brothers was given the great privilege of being able to serve as an assisting Deacon for the Holy Father during his celebration of the liturgical office of Vespers with the Bishops of the United States. While waiting in the sacristy for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI and his entourage, he took […]

The Dominican Friars will lead the Rosary and offer three reflections this afternoon, Wednesday, April 16, from 4:15-5:00 PM on the steps of the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception while thousands wait for Pope Benedict XVI to arrive.  Tune in on any major television network or EWTN to catch a glimpse.

The Dominican Friars of the Priory of the Immaculate Conception have unfurled a banner welcoming the Holy Father to America (watch video below). The banner faces 4th Street in Northwest Washington, DC and will be visible to the Holy Father as he makes his way up the parade route from the U.S. Bishops’ Conference […]

Fr. Bill Garrott, OP, Director of Vocations, preaches on three facets of evangelization in homily for Thursday of the 3rd Week of Easter at the Dominican House of Studies.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the National Workshop on Christian Unity sponsored and essay contest. Theology students were asked to submit papers using the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Theme, “Pray without ceasing.” Students were asked to explain how the theology and practice of […]

Fr. John Langlois, OP, Master of Students at the Dominican House of Studies preached the following homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter known as “Good Shepherd Sunday”.  
 
His message about listening to the voice of Jesus is the necessary ingredient in discerning one’s vocation, espsecially a vocation to priesthood and/or religious life.
 
In our Gospel […]

“Jesus Christ is hope for men and women of every language, race, culture and social condition. Yes, Christ is the face of God present among us. Through him, our lives reach fullness, and together, both as individuals and peoples, we can become a family united by fraternal love, according to the eternal plan of God […]

This April 13th (the Fourth Sunday of Easter) marks the 45th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The Holy Father’s message on this day can be found here: Message of the Holy Father for the 45th World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

In the Dominican Order, Bl. Jordan of Saxony has popularly been […]

 Dominican Father Peter Cameron, editor of the Catholic periodical Magnificat, and author of the book Benedictus, which provides the reader with daily meditations from the voluminous writings of Pope Benedict XVI will be part of a nationally-broadcast television discussion program previewing Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States in April.  The half hour show will air […]

As we previously mentioned, this past weekend, April 4-6, the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception co-sponsored a theological symposium on the Analogy of Being. Here are pictures from that event.

Every year as a part of the novitiate, our novice brothers get a taste of itinerancy during their “Provincial Tour.” The novices take a few weeks to travel about the province visiting our different hoses and ministries. This week, from Monday, April 7 to Thursday, April 10, the novices were visiting the House […]

The Arlington Catholic Herald, the newspaper of record for the diocese of Arlington, VA, recently published an article by Dr. Jem Sullivan, a professor at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception.  Dr. Sullivan also recently published a Study Guide on the Pope’s Encyclical Spe Salvi.  The article below is the eighth in a series […]

A 1964 Dominican Province of Saint Joseph vocation film written by Fr. Dominic Rover, O.P., and narrated by Dana Elcar. The scenes included here were filmed at St. Stephen Priory in Dover, MA, the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C., and St. Dominic Church, Washington, D.C. From the archives of the Dominican Theological Library (www.dhs.edu) […]

On the 280th anniversary of the University of Havana, an encounter will be held on the life and work of Bartolome de las Casas - Spanish Dominican friar and 16th C. defender of human rights. His cause for beatification has commenced.
Sunday, April 06, 2008 By Agenzia FIDES
In commemoration of the 280th anniversary of the founding […]

From the Dominican House of Studies Website:
The Analogy of Being: Invention of the Anti-Christ, or the Wisdom of God?A Theological Symposium
Date: April 4—6, 2008
Place: The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington , D.C.
Is there any ‘natural’ knowledge of God available to the human person, apart from Christian revelation, or is all knowledge of God […]

The latest issue of the Dominican Review is online. This issue includes Br. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P. writing on St. Anthony’s experience in the desert, Br. Peter Totleben, O.P. writing on the virtue of affability, and Br. Jonah Pollock, O.P. writing on his experience of solemn vows.

 
Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P. wrote a reflection on the season of Easter for the website GodSpy.com entitled “An Easter Homecoming for Jimmy.”
Easter marks the dawning of a new and eternal day. The Church commemorates the Resurrection day of Christ as an octave; eight days of rejoicing as if it were a single […]

15-Year Journey Led Allen Hunt To Become Catholic by ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer for Georgia Bulletin, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Published: March 27, 2008
ALPHARETTA—A year ago, Allen Hunt was standing in front of the congregation of Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church where he’d been pastor for eight years, leading the 7,000-member church in […]