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Fr. William Bonniwell, O.P., one of our deceased brothers (1886-1984), was not only a famous historian of the liturgy, but also served as a military chaplain in World War I. Watch this fascinating interview of Fr. Bonniwell about his service (conducted by Fr. Antoninus Wall, O.P. of the Western Province), filmed in 1982 at […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.”
 
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Fr. John Vidmar, O.P., an associate professor of theology at Providence College and the archivist for our province, has written a new book on Dominican Spirituality. It is called Praying With the Dominicans: To Praise, To Bless, To Preach.

The book contains a wealth of Dominican blessings and prayers, as well as brief reflections […]

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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The Birth of Christ

After decades of sectarian conflict and bloodshed, Protestants and Catholics recently came together for a special evening in Dublin, Ireland to celebrate what unites them: The Birth of Christ. Hosted and narrated by Liam Neeson, Andrew T Miller’s The Birth of Christ musically brings the Gospel of Luke to life, and revivifies the passion, unity, […]

A Christmas Carol (3 min 33 sec) In Suso’s biography it was written: Now this same angel came up to the Servant [Suso] brightly, and said that God had sent him down to him, to bring him heavenly joys amid his sufferings; adding that he must cast off all his sorrows from his mind and […]

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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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It is a truism that the actions we undertake often have effects far beyond our expectations. Nonetheless, it is still remarkable to see how the actions of a priest, ministering to one of God’s people, can continue to be remembered and appreciated some 50 years after they occurred. Below is a letter that appeared in […]

 
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 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.
 
To a slideshow […]

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On the Catholic Exchange website, Br. John Chrysostom Kozlowski, OP, has the first in a series of reflections for the Advent season. In addition, Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP, has the first video installment, also available on the Catholic Exchange website. There is also a video link-up below.
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Br. John Chrysostom’s reflection.
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Champions of Faith

The filmmakers at Catholic Exchange have a multi-award winning DVD, Champions of Faith: Baseball. a groundbreaking film that showcases the intersection of sports and faith in Major League Baseball by profiling many of the most accomplished and devout figures in the game both on and off the field. Major League baseball champions Mike Piazza, David […]

On June 2, 2007, the Dominican friars of the Province of the Holy Name of Jesus (Western Province) ordained four men to the priesthood. Shortly before their ordination, they interviewed three of them about their vocations: Fr. Jerome Cudden, OP, Fr. Michael Hurley, OP, and Fr. Vincent Kelber, OP. They’ve edited those video […]

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Catholics on YouTube

New Medium Offers Pro-Life Sound Bites
FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, NOV. 13, 2007 (Zenit.org).- YouTube has been a great boon to the nonprofit community because with it, a video can be instantly available anywhere in the world, says media producer Colin Mason.
Mason, director of media production for the Population Research Institute (PRI) in Front Royal, spoke to […]

The following article by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP, originally appeared at the Catholic Exchange website on November 9, 2007.  Fr. Aquinas was originally ordained for the diocese of LaFayette, Louisiana.  He is currently in simple vows as a Dominican Friar, ministering at our parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City.
Even in death, Mother […]

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. 
**UPDATE** We received a very […]

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Bella Interview

Leo Severino, the Producer of the movie Bella, attended Mass today with some of our Dominican Sisters and asked us for prayers that the film will be able to go into the major cinemas. Both Leo Severino and the star of the film Eduardo Verastegui are friends of the Dominican Sisters of Mother Mary of […]

CAROUGE, Switzerland, OCT. 30, 2007 (Zenit.org).- If the young Georges Cottier was in contact with great thinkers of the 20th century, why did he end up becoming the theologian of the pontifical household, instead of a Marxist or a follower of Sartre or Nietzsche?
How can the Church continue to claim in the 20th century that […]

Some of the Dominican Friars of the Western Province serve at the Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska. Below is a recent interview by Joel Davidson.
10/30/2007 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Catholic Anchor) - Three new Dominican friars recently arrived at Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage (see separate Catholic Online story for background). Last month, the Catholic […]


Diaconate Ordination

Video (8 min 30 sec) Our brothers Hugh Vincent Dyer, O.P., and Thomas Joseph White, O.P., were ordained to the Order of Deacons. The Mass of Ordination was in the Priory chapel. The ordaining prelate was Most Rev. Edwin F. O’Brien, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, formerly Archbishop of the Archdiocese of the Military […]

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September 29, 2005
Feast day of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels
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Thursday, October 18, 2007 – 1:30 p.m. St. Catherine of Siena Church, 411 e. 68th St. New York, NY 10021 sponsored by the The Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry ~ Saint Catherine of Siena Church and Priory “Stem Cells in Healing The sick Ethical Dilemmas ~ Ethical Possibilities” William B. Hurlbut, M.D. See […]

Rev. Augustine DiNoia, a Dominican priest and a member of the Province of St. Joseph, is the Undersecretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Recently, he spoke with Vatican Radio about the recent clarification made by the Congregation on the morality of providing artificial nutrition and hydration to patients in a […]

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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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Nashville Sisters

Our Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia are being blessed with many vocations.
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The Good Morning America show did a report on our Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.
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Angelicum Tour

The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as Pontificia Università San Tommaso d’Aquino or the Angelicum, is one of the major pontifical universities of Rome.
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Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P., a Dominican friar of the Eastern Province, speaks about Humanae Vitae and parish preaching. (Video 19 min.) of a talk given at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C. on June 18, 2007.
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