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The Dominican Friars of the Dominican House of Studies invite you to join them for the celebration of the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:
CHRISTMAS EVE
5:30 pm - First Vespers of Christmas
11:00 pm - Solemn Liturgy of the Office of Vigils and Midnight Mass
CHRISTMAS DAY
10:30 am - Lauds of Christmas [...]

It is a Dominican tradition to Chant the Litany of Loretto to the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturdays and Marian feasts after Compline. The Order even has a special (and quite beautiful) tone for chanting the litany. At the House of Studies, we keep this tradition alive by chanting the Litany once a month.
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J.R.R. Tolkein was a man with an acute awareness of the profound truth of Christianity, and a great artist’s sense of how to make that truth come alive in surprising and stirring ways (as a careful reading of his Lord of the Rings trilogy reveals).  As preachers of the Catholic faith — which we [...]

The Angelic Warfare Confraternity is an official association of the Dominican Order dedicated to the preservation of chastity and the pursuit of truth under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas. It finds its inspiration in St. Thomas’ victory in his battle against sexual temptation as a teenager in the prison tower, and his being girded [...]

Thanks in part to the initiative of Fr. Benedict Croell, OP, one of our friars doing advanced studies at the Angelicum in Rome, we now have more (and higher quality!) photos of the Holy Father’s Mass with the International Theological Commission to offer.
The photos show some striking details of the newly-renovated Pauline chapel in the [...]

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., preached on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s expectation during the first Advent when Christ dwelt in her womb.  Here is the text of his homily:
The Virgin Mary, during the Season of Advent, sees what others have not seen. And she hears what others have not heard. She sees and hears the [...]

Today, the Holy Father celebrated Mass with the International Theological Commission in the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican.  (For more on what else is interesting about this particular papal Mass, see here.)  As a Dominican, it is always a thrill to see images like this one, because proclaiming the Gospel at the Holy Father’s Mass [...]

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 [...]

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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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 [...]

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

On Tuesday, it was announced that certain Anglicans from around the world seeking unity with Rome are going to be brought into communion with the Catholic Church.  This news is exciting and a moment in Church history as this is the largest Protestant group to seek reunion with Rome.  This comes after years of diligent [...]

Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O. P., a professor at the Dominican House of Studies preached the following homily on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch during our Thomistic Circles weekend:
One of the things that makes human beings particular, so different both from angels and from other animals, is that they can offer up [...]

The Dominican Friars and the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception cordially invite you to attend the Vigil of All Saints on Oct. 31 at 7:30 pm at the Dominican House of Studies.
This year the Vigil falls on a Saturday night, which could mean larger crowds than normal.  How appropriate this is though, being that [...]

Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., Secretary for the Congregation of Divine Worship, preached the following homily to the seminarians at the North American College in Rome on the mystery of marriage and the challenges to it in the modern world.
27 Sunday in Ordinary Time, 3 October 2009, North American College in Rome
My brothers and sisters in [...]

Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P., professor of theology at St. John’s Seminary in the Archdiocese of Boston, preached a homily at the seminary in which he offered St. Therese, the Guardian Angels, and St. Francis of Assisi as guides for priestly formation.
27 Sunday in Ordinary Time, 4 October 2009, Saint John’s Seminary
Early October brings a [...]

All of our deacon student brothers are assigned to parishes in the Archdiocese of Washington.  At their parish assignments, the brothers regularly preach.  Rev. Br. James Brent, O. P. is assigned to St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill.
This past Sunday, the 27th Sunday of the year, the readings focused on the mystery of Christian marriage.  [...]

Thursday, October 1 was the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux.  Fr. John Langlois, O.P. preached at the conventual Mass at the Dominican House of Studies.  He spoke about St. Therese’s boldness in choosing God’s plan for her.
One autumn day, a day perhaps very much like today, little Therese Martin was playing outdoors with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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
Fr. Pat McGovern, O.P., of happy memory, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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?”
“What is there about [...]

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.

The Mass of Simple Profession for the Province of St. Joseph was a beautiful celebration again this year as the Province welcomed its new brothers to the vowed life.  Moreover, that evening at Second Vespers of the Assumption, the newly professed were read their assignments.  Being given the first assignment on this day is a [...]

On the Feast of St. Bartholomew, Fr. Steven Boguslawski, O.P., President of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated Mass for the opening of the 2009-2010 academic year at the Dominican House of Studies.  This year will be the first full year in the new academic center and will be full of exciting lectures [...]

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On Saturday, August 8, 2009, the Solemnity of St. Dominic, 11 men received the habit of the Order of Friars Preachers and began their canonical year of novitiate at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH.  They join the current 9 novices who will make their first profession August 15 on the Solemnity of [...]

On Sunday, Br. Paul Martin Kennedy, O.P., Br. Albert Duggan, O.P., and Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth, O.P. visited the Dominican Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery in the Bronx.  This monastery is the oldest Dominican monastery in the US (the former monastery in Newark was the oldest, but it now houses the novitiate for the Franciscan [...]

On Sunday, July 12, 2009 in the chapel of the Dominican House of Studies, the newly consecrated Archbishop Joseph Augustine DiNoia, OP, offered a Mass of Thanksgiving.  The homily was preached by his classmate Fr. Gabriel O’Donnell, OP, Dean of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. The video runs approximately 18 minutes.

Many Dominican friars, sisters and laity were present for the episcopal ordination of Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, OP, on Saturday, July 11.  Our novices made the 9 hour trip from Cincinnati and our postulants (pictured below with Postulant Director, Fr. Steven Alcott, O.P.) made the long trip from Providence, R.I..  To read up on the new [...]

Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P. celebrated his Mass of Thanksgiving this morning in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies.  Below are some photos from the Mass.
Please continue to keep Archbishop DiNoia in your prayers as he travels back to Rome to work toward explaining the sacredness and beauty of the [...]

One of the many impressive elements of yesterday’s ordination was the brief series of acknowledgments Archbishop DiNoia delivered at the end of Mass.  His words were striking both for their focus and for the intense emotion with which he delivered them.
All Dominican hearts will be duly moved by his sentiments.

To view more videos and to listen [...]

This afternoon, Dominican friar Rev. Augustine DiNoia, OP was ordained an archbishop by William Cardinal Levada in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.  Archbishop DiNoia serves as the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.  He was ordained as the first Titular Archbishop of Oregon [...]

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Eleven men begin their postulancy July 5 at Providence College in Providence, R.I.  Read the brief biographies of these 11 to find out what sort of men God is drawing to the Province of St. Joseph.
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Huy Hoang, 22

I was born in Lemoore, California but was raised in Woodbridge, Virginia. I am the [...]

Br. Albert Duggan, O.P. and Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth, O.P. were assigned to work with the Missionaries of Charity in the Bronx through the summer.  After spending two weeks working in a soup kitchen and a night shelter, the brothers just finished a week of preparation for a summer camp which the Missionaries run [...]

Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.,  gave the following talk on Dominican spirituality at a vocation weekend in Washington, D.C..  Click here to listen: Dominican Spirituality
Fr. Cessario is Professor of Systematic Theology at St. John’s Seminary School of Theology in Brighton, MA.  He is Senior Editor of Magnificat, the largest monthly Catholic devotional in circulation in the United States.  He [...]