Ordo Praedicatorum

In March 2007, Providence College sponsored a symposium on the theme “Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human Suffering.” The symposium was organized by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O. P.
The question of whether or not God suffers - whether His very deity places Him beyond the reach of suffering and evil - has serious [...]

During our recent Provincial Assembly, the friars of the Province took the time to honor the jubilarians in their midst. Fr. Luke Tancrell, OP preached a beautiful homily at Mass, where he reflected on his fifty years of priesthood.

Here is a lecture delivered a few weeks ago in a course on the Development of Western Civilization at Providence College by Fr. Dominic Legge, OP.
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“Priests who like being priests are among the happiest men in the world.” So begins an article by Fr. John Jay Hughes on The Catholic Thing . He says exactly what I feel as a new Dominican priest (and much more eloquently, too!).  Read it here.

Dominican friars have long been known not only as preachers, but also as friars who preach by teaching — an important dimension of the charism of the Order of Preachers.  From the beginnings of the Order, St. Dominic wanted his friars to study in order better to preach the truth of the Gospel, and he [...]

This summer, Rev. Br. Thomas Petri, O.P., will offer a summer lecture series on “Faith in the Public Square” at the Dominican Church of St. Pius V in Providence, RI. In his first lecture on Wednesday, June 25th, entitled “Evangelizing Culture, Renewing Society,” Br. Thomas will explain the nature of the Church’s social doctrine [...]

Providence College’s Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies will sponsor the annual St. Joseph Lecture, “Journey to the Headwaters: Bartolomé de las Casas in a Comparative Context” by Rev. David T. Orique, O.P., on Thursday, March 13 at 3:30 p.m. in the Aquinas Lounge on campus. Responding will be Rev. Edward L. Cleary, O.P., professor [...]

Harvard Educational Review Winter 2007Test-Optional Admission at a Liberal Arts College:A Founding Mission AffirmedBy Shanley, Brian JIn this essay, Father Brian J. Shanley discusses Providence College’s pilot program to eliminate standardized test scores from the required components of an admission application. Building on the college’s ninety-year history of opening the doors of higher education to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fr Vincent DeLucia with the 15 postulants in front of the Saint Martin de Porres statue at Providence College. These men will receive their habits at the beginning of their novitiate on August 8, the Solemnity of St. Dominic.

Sen. Thomas Dodd a true servant- The friars at Providence College are mentioned in this article by JULIE SHERMAN For the Norwich Bulletin
“Since Tom (Dodd) shared the Catholic faith with the priests, he was stimulated by the opportunity to blend academic work with continuous personal exposure to the spiritual outlook that underlay the [...]

Br. James Brent with Cardinal Avery Dulles and Br. Bruno M. Shah

See Avery Dulles’ ordination news clip 
Short interview with Br. James Brent, O.P. on the recent conference (2mins 37 secs)
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A conference on Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human Suffering will be held March 30-31, 2007, at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. Br. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. of the Dominican House of Studies discusses the theological significance of the topics to be addressed. www.providence.edu/Divineimpassibility/
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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.
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Terence Sweeney is a recent graduate (’06) of Providence College. Just before graduating he wrote an article for “The Cowl” — the student mewspaper at PC. His article shows what a huge difference PC and the Dominicans there made in his life. Since graduating, Terence has since applied to become a Dominican of the Eastern [...]