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 […]
As one of the Dominican friars assigned to the Priory of Saint Catherine of Siena, I have had the honor of celebrating Mass for and administering the anointing of the sick to the children of Ronald McDonald House in NYC. The video and article below tells of a surprise visit we had with the […]
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by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP
During Pope Benedict’s recent apostolic journey to the United States, Dominicans again found themselves doing what they do best—assisting existing institutions understand and appropriate the Gospel. Throughout the papal visit, Dominicans played a major role in assisting the media with their coverage of the visit. Like the medieval university, […]
Video excerpt from a special edition of “Word to Life,” the province’s weekly program on Sirius 159, The Catholic Channel. Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. and Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. discussed and explained the events of the Papal Visit in NYC on Saturday April 19. Full Audio of both hours below:
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Posted in Connecticut, St. Mary, Yale, St. Joseph, Quinnipiac University, New York University, Dartmouth College, Saint Catherine, N.Y.C., Rome, Italy on April 21st, 2008 No Comments »
The Catholic Channel Sirius 159, a Special Edition hosted by Fr. Chris Saliga, O.P. with special guests Fr. John Vidmar, O.P., Students from Quinnipiac University and many others.
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His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI speaks on Sirius Radio
The Holy Father’s exclusive message, which was recorded at the residence of His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral — where Cardinal Egan hosts his weekly Catholic Channel show. The Dominican friars of the Province of St. Joseph have been asked by the […]
Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. helped provide commentary, during the Pope’s visit to Yankee Stadium, for WNBC News.
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During a Theology of Tap gathering in New York City, Fr. Carlton Jones speaks of his conversion to Catholicism. Father Jones is a graduate of Yale University and after fourteen years in the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Father Jones became a Roman Catholic in 1982, entered the Dominican Order, and was ordained […]
The Dominican Friars of the NYU Catholic Center/University Parish of St. Joseph & Columbia University Campus Ministry cordially invites all students from:Columbia University, Yale University, Quinnipiac University, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia , Ave Maria University, New York University.Prep for the Pope Night Vigil at NYU A Celebration of the Dominican Campus Ministries to Welcome our Holy FatherFriday, April 18, 20087PM (Dinner) – enter […]
Posted in Nuns, N.Y.C. on April 12th, 2008 No Comments »
In a detailed article on the preparations for the Pope’s visit to New York City, The New York Times mentions the contributions of the Nuns from Corpus Christi Monastery in the Bronx:
The Archdiocese has commissioned 530 specially engraved ciboria for the Mass, each of which will hold no more than 150 hosts. A total of […]
Part 1 of a 3 part lecture series on Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Spe Salvi” given Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City.
Click on the picture above to read homilies preached at St. Vincent Ferrer.
Benedict XVI recently spoke of the previous Pope’s legacy in promoting the contemplation of divine mercy, ”Like Sister Faustina, John Paul II became in turn an apostle of divine mercy,” Benedict XVI affirmed. Sister Mary Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who died in 1938, was an apostle of the Divine Mercy. John Paul II canonized her […]
(29 March 08-RV) Youth in New York are preparing for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States in just over two weeks time. Twenty thousand young people from different parts of the country will hold a vigil in New York on the occasion of the Holy Father’s visit. Dominican Father Gabriel Gillen […]
Posted in St. Joseph, N.Y.C. on March 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Blackfriars Repertory Theatre Spring Production: The Premiere of Dante’s Hope
A new play by Harry Cornelius Cronin…an adaptation of a medieval miracle story transposed to the present day in which the Blessed Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Guadalupe) contends with the devil (a mariachi band member) for the soul of a dead Mexican gang leader in […]
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Below are some video clips of the Sirius Radio Studio and an excerpt from the Catholic Radio show for the 5th Sunday of Lent.
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Prepare for the upcoming feast of Saint Joseph by following a Novena given by Father Francis Belanger, O.P. at Saint Catherine of Siena Church.
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Fr. Chris Saliga, O.P., who ministers with the Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York, located at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church will be a poster presenter at the first annual meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology, and Health, sponsored by the Duke Center for Spirituality, on June 25-27, 2008. The […]
His Eminence Edward Cardinal Egan celebrated today the Rite of Continuing Conversion for candidates who have participated in their Parish Catechumenate (RCIA) process and are ready to complete their Christian initiation this Easter. Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Joseph were two Dominican parishes that participated in the liturgy at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in New […]
Posted in N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on February 14th, 2008 No Comments »
On Sunday, February 10, The Word Day of the Sick; Saint Catherine of Siena Church commissioned 93 three persons as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. They will help the Dominican Friars in bringing the Eucharist to the patients at several surrounding Hospitals within the parish boundaries including the Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer […]
The Dominican friars of the Province of St. Joseph have been asked by the Archdiocese of New York to host a weekly radio show on the Archdiocese’s satellite radio station, The Catholic Channel, which is broadcast on the Sirius satellite radio network on channel 159. The program, called “Word to Life,” is an hour-long down-to-earth […]
Posted in Saint Vincent Ferrer on January 31st, 2008 No Comments »
On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, January 28 the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City sponsored a lecture by Dr. Russell Hittinger.
A friar of our community at St. Vincent’s, Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P., gives this account of the evening:
The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer’s first St. Thomas’ Day Lecture was […]