abortion stem cell EWTN Audio Library - EWTN: The World Over - 5/2/2008
EWTN: The World Over - 5/2/2008
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 […]

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 […]

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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 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”!

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 […]

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 […]

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 Dominican community at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. invite you to celebrate with them the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. The schedule of services is as follows:
Holy Thursday, March 20, 2008

7:30 pm
–
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Adoration until midnight in the Chapel of Reposition

11:45 pm
–
Compline in […]

Christ Our Hope: A Parish Study Guide To Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical Letter, On Christian Hope (Spe salvi)
Complete Study Guide (51 page PDF document)

The study guide was prepared for the Archdiocese of Washington by Jem Sullivan, Ph.D., professor in the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, […]

Below is a reprint of an article which appeared in 1908 edition of The Dominican Yearbook. It is a description of what was then the newly built Priory of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. The pictures are original to the article. 
 
THE DOMINICAN HOUSE OF STUDIES
AT WASHINGTON

From The Dominican Yearbook, 1908
 

The first harvest […]

This year is the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Bernadette Soubirous. Br. Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P., a student brother at the Dominican House of Studies wrote an article for the website GodSpy.com reflecting on the significance of the apparition entitled: “The Healing Love of Lourdes.”
 
A […]

This past weekend, February 8-10, 2008, the Dominican House of Studies hosted its semiannual vocations weekend for men discerning a vocation to our province. The weekend was a resounding success, with 26 men attending.
On Friday night, there was a Holy Hour, with preaching by Rev. Br. Bruno Mary Shah. In his homily, he reflects on […]

On Saturday, January 12, 2008, seven of our brothers were ordained to the diaconate at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC by the Most Rev. Thomas Cajetan Kelly, OP. Below is a slideshow of the event.
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On Saturday, January 12, seven of our brothers will be ordained to the Diaconate at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The program for the ordination Mass is available by clicking here. The brothers to be ordained are: Br. Peter Hoàng Ðỗ, O.P., John Sơn Thanh Hoàng, O.P, Br. […]

January 3rd is the day on which the Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.  In 1274, Pope Gregory X entrusted devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus to the Dominican Order.  The Confraternity of the Holy Name had its origins in the Council of Lyon in the same year, as a […]

Below is a short video montage of photos from the Christmas Mass during the Day at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. The celebrant for the Mass was His Excellency, Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, OP, recently retired after more than 25 years as Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky. Archbishop Kelly’s last […]

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On this day, December 22, in the year 1216, His Holiness Pope Honorius III gave official approval to the creation of the Order of Preachers to St. Dominic.  It is somehow fitting in this season in which we look forward to the birth of Our Savior, we celebrate as well the birth of our Order.  […]

The liturgical season of Advent has two parts, both of which look to the coming of the Lord. The first part of Advent, opening the Liturgical year and following the feast of Christ the King, looks to the return of Jesus at the end of time. The first part of Advent continues until December 16th. […]

The Third Sunday of Advent is known popularly as Gaudete Sunday. The name comes from the first word of the Mass in Latin: Gaudéte in Dómino semper: íterum dico, gaudéte (Missale Romanum 2002), which is taken from St. Paul’s letter to the Phillipians (Phil 4,4) and translates as “Rejoice in the Lord always; […]

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The progress of the new Academic Center and Theological Library continues at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception. Most recently, the frame supports of the new roof were put into place a few weeks back. Seeing the picture, you can now get a sense of the overall shape and structure of the new building […]

Today, our Priory celebrates its patronal feast day, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.  In the Office of Matins (Readings) today, the Dominican Proprium allows as one of the options for the second reading a selection from St. Thomas Aquinas’s Devotissima exposito super salutatione angelica.   This work on the Angelic Salutation was probably written by the […]

For the Second Sunday of Advent, Br. Anthony Giambrone, OP, has written a reflection on the role of St. John the Baptist, the great prophet of repentance and herald of the coming of the Lord. Br. Anthony’s reflection is available on the Catholic Exchange website. In addition, the second of Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau’s Advent video […]

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The President of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Domincan House of Studies, Very Rev. Steven C. Boguslawski, OP, has just published a new book entitled Thomas Aquinas on the Jews: Insights into his Commentary on Romans 9-11.  It is now available from Paulist Press.  The Paulist Press website describes the book […]

The Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph,
the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus,
and the Vietnamese Vicariate of Saint Vincent Liêm

joyfully announce the
Ordination of their Brothers

John Gregory Schnakenberg, O.P.
Vinod Bruno Mary Shah, O.P.
Joseph Anthony Giambrone, O.P.
Jacob Thomas Petri, O.P.
Jonah Francis Pollock, O.P.
Peter Hoàng Ðỗ, O.P.
John Sơn Thanh Hoàng, O.P.

to the Order of […]

The Human Experience

A New Film by Grassroots Films
Creators of the Gabriel Award Winning Film
Fishers of Men

Thank you to everyone who made the screening
of this film such a great success.
If you would like more information about the film
or upcoming screenings, please visit the Grassroots Films website
www.grassrootsfilms.com

Rev. James Cuddy, OP, introduces Joseph and Michael Campo.
 
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Below is a short slideshow (in .WMV format) of some of the photographs from the All Saints Vigil held here at the House of Studies on October 31, 2007.  The music in the background is taken from the Vigil.  It is our schola cantorum singing the Beatitudes, according to Slavonic chant. 
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November 7 is the day on which the Dominican Order celebrates all of the saints of the Order.  Below is an excerpt of one of the early stories of St. Dominic that is often read during the office of Matins on this day. It was part of an account of the wonders of St. Dominic, […]

On October 31, 2007, the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception here at the Dominican House of Studies, hosted our 9th Vigil of all Saints. Our small gothic chapel was again filled to overflowing with almost 500 priests, religious, seminaries, sisters, brothers, and a great many young men and women. As has been […]

Vigil of All Saints
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
7:30pm
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception
at the Dominican House of Studies
487 Michigan Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20017
Last year, PBS’s Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly show produced a segment on the Vigil of All Saints. Also, Nick Manetto of the National Catholic Register published an article on last year’s event. From this […]

Every year, the Province of St. Joseph hosts two vocation weekends for men interested in our Order, one in October and another in February. The vocation weekend is an opportunity for a deeper discernment into our way of life. In addition to time for prayer and adoration, a number of talks are scheduled so that […]

 On Wednesday, October 17, 2007, the feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, six brothers were installed to the ministry of Lector in the Chapel of our Priory of the Immaculate Conception.  The brothers receiving this new ministry were:  Br. Augustine Marie Reisenauer, O.P, Br. Michael Dominic O’Connor, O.P., Br. Bernard Marie Timothy, O.P., Br. Peter […]

Earlier this year, the Dominican House of Studies played host to some non-Catholic Christians interested in learning more about religious life — both its history and current practice.  There are part of a Protestant movement that is known as emergent Christianity, which seeks to bring Christianity to a post-modern mindset.  As part of their visits with us, one […]

The following article appeared on the Catholic Exchange website on October 16, 2007 — the month of the Holy Rosary.
Revisiting the Rosary
by Br. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae and his proclamation of the Year of the Rosary. For the Holy Father, the Rosary […]

On the weekend of October 6 and 7, the Studium at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception played host to the first Dominican Inter-Provincial Studentate Conference.  The Studia of the other American Provinces — the Provinces of St. Albert the Great (Central), the Holy Name of Jesus (West) and St. Martin de Porres (South) — […]

In their September 13 issue, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington, The Catholic Standard, published the following article on the installation of new officers of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and the blessing of the cornerstone for the new Academic Center and Theological Library, currently under construction.
Dominican House blesses new officers, installs […]

Every year, as part of his duties in the house, one of the Student Brothers is assigned the task of maintaining the website for the student brothers.  This year, Br. Peter Totleben, OP, has been assigned as the Studentate Webmaster, taking the place of Br. Dominic Bump, OP, who served as Webmaster for the 2006-2007 academic […]

MASS
FOLLOWING THE BLESSING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF
THE NEW
ACADEMIC CENTER AND DOMINICAN THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY
AND THE
INSTALLATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Dominican House of Studies
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
5:30 p.m.

HOMILY
by
Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl, S.T.D.
Archbishop of Washington
            It is a privilege and pleasure to join the Dominican fathers and brothers today for this […]

Listen to Dominican Brother Austin Litke, OP, discuss how Pope Benedict approaches the Our Father in his new book, Jesus of Nazareth on Word to Life, the weekly radio show on the Sirius Satellite Network’s Catholic Channel (Sirius 159). Fr. Dominic Legge, OP, is the host for this show that aired on July 27, […]

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