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On Saturday, August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, the province’s nine novice professed their simple vows at St. Gertrude’s Church in Cincinnati.  Fr. Brian Mulcahy, OP, the provincial socius, celebrated the Profession Mass.  Below is the text of the homily he preached.
Profession of Simple Vows
St. Gertrude’s Church
August 15, 2009
My soul proclaims the [...]

On August 15, 2008, 8 of our Dominican brothers made their simple profession of vows as friars of the Order of Preachers.  Their vows were received by Very Rev. Ray Daily, OP, the Vicar Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph at our Priory of St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, OH.  The brothers making their first [...]

As a part of their photography project, the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph (the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati) recently published the following old photo and caption:

1961: “New priory of the Dominican Fathers at St. Gertrude’s Church, Madeira, will be dedicated by Archbishop Alter Nov. 7. The $500,000 building, which will accommodate 20 priests, was erected [...]

The Dominican Friars and the Blackfriars Repertory Theatre held a Eucharistic Prayer Service with drama and music presented in the style of the Stations of the Cross at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City on the Feast of Corpus Christi Sunday 2008.

15 men, the largest novitiate class in 32 years, were vested in the black and white habit of our Holy Father St. Dominic on August 8, 2007 in the priory chapel at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH.  Their stories are below.

First Row (L-R): Br. Bartolome de las Casas Sweeney, Br. Michael Lynch, Br. Paul Kennedy, Br. Charles Shonk, Br. [...]

On August 15, 2007, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, eight of our Dominican brothers completed their novitiate and took their first vows as Dominican friars. Our Prior Provincial, Very Rev. Dominic Izzo, OP, received their vows at our Priory of St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, OH.
The brothers have now arrived in [...]

On the feast of our Holy Father St. Dominic, 15 men received the habit of St. Dominic and entered the novitiate of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. The novitiate is located at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH. The purpose of the novitiate is to introduce individuals interested in religious life to the life [...]

One year ago, eight men received the habit of St. Dominic and entered the Novitiate for the Province of St. Joseph in the Priory of St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, OH.  Those same eight men are now preparing to take their first vows as religious, promising obedience to the Master of the Order according to the [...]

15 men, the largest postulancy class in 32 years, arrived at Providence, R.I., July 6, 2007 to spend 3 weeks at Providence College preparing to begin their novitiate in Cincinnati, OH, on August 8, the Solemnity of St. Dominic. Their stories are below….

Follow the March for life (18 mins. 32 sec.) with the Dominican Friars, it was shot on the ground at the March from inside the moving crowd. It includes the personal testimony of many Dominican Friars, Sisters, CFR’s, Renewal Sisters, pastors, campus ministers, college students, and youth.
For example, hear from Br. Dominic Legge, OP about [...]

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Father Michael shares his vocation story and his first assignment at St. Gertrude Parish and School. (3 mins 47 sec)

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Dominican Habits
Read about them below:

Brother Justin
I was born and raised in Totowa, New Jersey. I am 21 years old and the oldest of five children. My undergraduate degree was completed at the University of Notre Dame, my favorite place in the world. I majored in Philosophy and double-minored in Medieval Studies and Philosophy within Catholic Tradition.
I was raised [...]

Brother Matthew
I have lived my whole life in Manassas, VA along with my parents and my younger brother Chris. I just graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, with a BA in Music (and a minor in Computer Science). Being a cradle Catholic, I have thought about becoming a priest [...]

Brother Peter
I grew up in Erie, PA with my younger brother and sister. After graduating high school in 2000, I attended Penn State University, where I received bachelor’s degrees in math and computer science. After graduating in May 2004, I moved to Farifax, and then Alexandria, VA, where I worked as a software developer [...]

Brother Bernard
I was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. I’m 24 and the younger of two brothers in my family. I came to the United States in 2000 to pursue my undergraduate and graduate studies in University at Buffalo, NY. My undergraduate major was in Business Administration and my Graduate major was in Geography. [...]

Brother Michael
I grew up in a small town called Peru, IL, and most recently have been living in Peoria, IL. I am 24, and the oldest of three boys. I was raised Catholic and started thinking about being a priest when I was a young boy. I grew up in a Benedictine parish and [...]

Brother Augustine
My hometown is Wenatchee, Washington, an agricultural community at the foot of the Cascade Mountains and on the banks of the Columbia River. I am the second of three brothers and raised Catholic. I spent six years at the University of Notre Dame for both undergraduate and graduate work, studying pre-medicine and theology [...]

Brother Jordan
I am 26 years old. I was born in Fargo, ND and moved to Bismarck, ND at the age of 11 where my parents still live. I am the third of four children; I have an older sister and two brothers. I attended St John’s University in Collegeville, MN from 1998 until 2002 [...]

Father Albert

I was born in 1964 in the small Alberta town of Drayton Valley to Rene and Ona Trudel. I am the youngest of my three siblings; I have one brother, Mark, and two sisters, Jody and Shawna. I grew up in the city of Calgary, Alberta, but moved with my father and mother to [...]

On August 15 — Feast of the Assumption –five men professed simple vows as Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph. One of those men was Br. Austin Litke, O.P. What follows is a brief interview with Br. Austin. What was it like in the days leading up to your profession of vows?
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Br. Austin Litke (far left) provides a testimony to his life in the Novitate.
“I have been in the Dominican Novitiate almost nine months now, so I wanted to send out an update… We had a beautiful Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday) and Easter here. Since the Novitiate is connected to our parish [...]