Sarah John of Asia News reports on a homily by Bishop Rufin Anthony who was recently appointed Bishop of Rawalpindi, the fourth largest city of Pakistan. Hundreds gathered in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Faisalabad. During the homily, Bishop Rufin Anthony paid tribute to the Dominican Friars and other missionaries who worked so "vocations would be born locally" capable of "leading the…  » More

Thomistic Circles is a work of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C. Serving as a forum for the exchange of theological and philosophical ideas, it seeks to consider contemporary cultural and intellectual issues from within the Thomistic tradition. As a work of the faculty, it involves collaboration from a variety of scholars from…  » More

Two highly-likely future saints, one a Dominican sister, were the subject of a recent edition of "EWTN Live," the flagship show of the Eternal Word Television Network hosted by Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J. His guest, Father Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P., Academic Dean of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., is the postulator for the causes…  » More

"Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh." - Luke 6:21.

As I write this on the last day of summer my heart is filled with sadness, not simply because it is the end of summer (which has always been a difficult day having grown up near the beach) but because I am transferring downtown to another parish. Paradoxically, I am deeply grateful for this sadness. Let me explain why.

Twenty years…  » More

Last week the Friars of the Irish Province joyfully celebrated the reception of thirteen new novices at a ceremony in the priory church of Saint Mary's, Popes Quay.

The novices are: Brothers Stephen Bartolome Cummins (Cork), Gary Mannes Burns (Sligo), David Joseph McGovern (Louth), Damian Pius Polly (Dublin), Ronan Bernard Connolly (Kildare), James John Cassidy (Antrim), Patrick Stephen Desmond…  » More

Gonzaga University has just added to its online rare book collection a digitized sample from the unique Dominican Missal of 1521. The volume is one of the treasures of "The Gonzaga Collection: Rare Books from the Jesuit Heritage," housed in the climate-controlled vault in Gonzaga University’s Foley Library Center. Over 75% of this collection now has detailed bibliographic records on WorldCat, and…  » More

Melvyn Bragg, host of BBC Radio's "In Our Time", discusses the life, works and enduring influence of the medieval philosopher and theologian St. Thomas Aquinas. His guests are: Martin Palmer, Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture; John Haldane, Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews; and Annabel Brett, Lecturer in History at Gonville and Caius…  » More

On September 9, thousands of pilgrims flocked to the Dominican parish of St. Mary's in New Haven to venerate a relic of the miraculous tilma depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe. As part of the Guadalupe Celebration sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, the relic was processed reverently through the streets of New Haven.

A number of years ago, Peggy Noonan wrote a wonderful tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe…  » More

Click above to hear the homily preached by Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P., and broadcast on EWTN last Thursday, September 10. The Gospel and homily begins about 3 minutes into the recording.

Fr. O'Donnell entered the Order of Preachers in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1970. In 1980, he earned degrees in the areas of Liturgical Theology and Spiritual Theology.  He has taught at the Dominican House…  » More