Click above for the video of Fr. Kurt Pritzl, O.P., Dean of the CUA School of Philosophy, preaching in the Crypt Church of the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at the university's annual Mass for the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Patron of Catholic Schools.

Today, Dominicans throughout the world celebrate the feast of their teacher and brother, Saint Thomas Aquinas. The slideshow above contains images of a Mass offered earlier today by Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, O.P., at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum).  The school is staffed and administered by members of the Order of Preachers and serves as a focus for the Dominican…  » More

Fr. George P. Schommer, O.P., will lead a 15-day pilgrimage---November 4-18, 2010---to the Marian and Dominican shrines of Spain, France, and Italy.

Designed especially for Lay Dominicans and friends of the Dominican Order, the pilgrimage will retrace the steps of some of the Church's great saints. Beginning in Madrid, the pilgrims will see some of the city's memorable attractions, such as the…  » More

Click above for audio of the reflection Br. John Devaney, O.P., preached at a Eucharistic Holy Hour held on the morning of the March for Life.  The Holy Hour was celebrated in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and it was officiated by the Dominican Friars from the House of Studies.  Below is the text of Br. John's reflection.

The first time…  » More

Google's recent announcement that it will no longer censor Google.cn in China was commendable. It would be wonderful if the New York Times would follow suit. Ironically, today anyone in China would get better results googling "the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square" than trying a search for "the 37th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade" in the New York Times website. Organizers for the annual March…  » More

Dr. Jem Sullivan, a theology professor at the Dominican House of Studies, has a new book out entitled The Beauty of Faith: How Christian Art Reveals the Good News.

The product description reads:

"Over 2,000 years, Christian art has expressed the truth of the Catholic Faith for generations of the faithful. Learn the language of art to make visible the mysteries of Scripture and traditions through…  » More

Click above to hear the latest edition of "Word to Life."

Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., hosted the program for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Joining him to discuss the readings were Katia Peacher Gutiérrez, the Natural Family Planning Coordinator for the Archdiocese of New York, and Fr. Jonathan Kalish, O.P., Director of Campus Ministry at Dartmouth College. Katia speaks about NaProTECHNOLOGY…  » More

Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P. reviews Stephan Kampowski's book Arendt, Augustine, and the New Beginning in the current issue of First Things.

Kampowski is a professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and Family in Rome.

The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer will hold its annual St. Thomas Day Lecture on Thursday, January 28, 2010.  The guest speaker will be Fr. Brian Davies, O.P., a member of the English Province and a Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University.  The title of his talk will be: "The New Atheism: Its Virtues and Its Vices."

The lecture, which begins at 7:00 p.m., is free and open to the public. The…  » More

If you can not make it to Glasgow to hear the Scottish composer James MacMillan and two Dominican Friars chant the Passion story as part of the Good Friday Church service, then you still have a chance this week as Sir Colin Davis will conduct the same piece with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Listen above to the report by Jeremy Eichler of the Boston Globe.

James Macmillan is a lay Dominican and…  » More