Posted in N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on May 1st, 2008 No Comments »
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 […]
Posted in Saint Vincent Ferrer, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on April 25th, 2008 No Comments »
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It is almost 80% effective in bringing about childbirth after several miscarriages.
It is 95% successful in treating premenstrual syndrome.
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Posted in St. Joseph, Saint Vincent Ferrer, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on April 24th, 2008 No Comments »
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, […]
Posted in Saint Vincent Ferrer, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine, Rome, Italy on April 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
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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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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Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. helped provide commentary, during the Pope’s visit to Yankee Stadium, for WNBC News.
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Posted in Saint Vincent Ferrer, St. Joseph, New York University, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine, Rome, Italy on April 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Posted in N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on March 31st, 2008 No Comments »
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 […]
Posted in N.Y.C., Saint Catherine, Rome, Italy on March 29th, 2008 No Comments »
(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 N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on March 25th, 2008 No Comments »
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Posted in Saint Vincent Ferrer, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on March 15th, 2008 No Comments »
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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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Podcast Video: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Flash Video: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadPosted in Saint Catherine on February 27th, 2008 No Comments »
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 […]
Posted in St. Joseph, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on February 17th, 2008 No Comments »
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 […]
Posted in Saint Vincent Ferrer, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on February 8th, 2008 No Comments »
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 Youngstown-St. Dominic, Saint Catherine on January 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
Fr. Christopher Saliga, O.P. will speak on health-care ethics on January 16 at 7:00 pm at Walsh University’s Honor Society of Nursing in North Canton, OH. The talk by New York City-based health-care chaplain and ethicist Father Saliga will reflect on “ethically-excellent clinical interventions within the end-of-life context.” The school is located at […]
Posted in St. Joseph, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on October 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Fr. Ben Croell O.P. and I went with some graduate students of N.Y.U. to the premiere of Bella in New York City. Everyone gave this film two thumbs ups. The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal make a cameo appearance which is impressive given the fact that they were also instrumental in putting together the film […]
Posted in Video, Saint Catherine on October 21st, 2007 No Comments »
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CELEBRATING PASTORAL Care Week – October 21-27, 2007
“I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness.”- Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Each year the Friars, Sisters, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, and Parish Staff of St. Catherine of Siena Church and Priory are celebrated and acknowledged for their ministry of service to patients, families and […]
Posted in Video, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on September 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
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 […]
Posted in N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on September 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Father Mark, O.Cist. recently wrote an article on our dominican brother Marie-Etienne Vayssière:
Father Marie-Etienne Vayssière, O.P. (1864-1940) has long occupied a place of honour in my gallery of friends in heaven. Little by little, he is being recognized as a man worthy of a place among the greatest spiritual masters of the Church’s history. I […]
Posted in Ohio, Youngstown-St. Dominic, N.Y.C., Saint Catherine on July 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
“You are ransomed . . . not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Peter 1:8-9)
Traditionally, the month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus. In the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Jesus offers himself for the life of the world, so that we […]
Posted in N.Y.C., Saint Catherine, Washington, D.C. on June 25th, 2007 No Comments »
On Thursday, June 21, 2007, Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York, came to our church of St. Catherine to bless our new priory there. St. Catherine’s is located on east 68th street in New York’s Upper East Side. In addition to the parish, the friars of St. Catherine minister to three hospitals located in […]
Posted in Saint Catherine on September 26th, 2006 No Comments »
The Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York at St. Catherine of Siena Church will be having our inaugural lecture in just a couple of weeks:
Guest Speaker: Edmund Pellegrino, MD, MACP
(Chairman, President’s Council on Bioethics)
Topic: The Erosion of Human Dignity […]