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Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.
Ordained in 2002 for the Diocese of Lafayette (Louisiana), Fr. Guilbeau entered the Dominican novitiate in 2005 and professed his simple vows in 2006. Before joining the Order, Fr. Guilbeau obtained his Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees from St. John's Seminary in Boston, and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Patristic Theology) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In the fall of 2010, having completed three years of parochial ministry at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City, Fr. Guilbeau began doctoral studies in fundamental moral theology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
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"Word to Life" - February 26, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 27, 2010
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Duccio's "Transfiguration" (1308-11); National Gallery, London
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Joining me in the studio to discuss the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent were Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., who serves the University Parish of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, and Fr. John Farren, O.P., who resides at the Priory of St. Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan.
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"Word to Life" - February 19, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 19, 2010
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Tintoretto's "The Temptation of Christ" (1579-81); Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice
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Joining me on today's program to discuss the readings for the First Sunday of Lent were Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., who serves at the University Parish of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, and Br. Ezra Sullivan, O.P., one of four newly ordained deacons at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.
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Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence
A New Book Edited by Fr. Kurt Pritzl, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 18, 2010
Catholic University of America Press recently published the 51st volume of its Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy Series. Edited by Fr. Kurt Pritzl, O.P., the work is entitled Truth: Studies of a Robust Presence. The publisher's synopsis is printed below.
A member of the Province of St. Joseph, Fr. Pritzl is Dean of the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. … » More
Dominican Named to See of Prague
Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 17, 2010
Archbishop Dominik Duka, O.P.
Below is the news story published by Zenit covering the Holy Father's recent election of a Czeck Dominican as the Archbishop of Prague. Archbishop Dominik Duka's extraordinary Dominican life offers us a glimpse into the struggles endured by the faithful of Eastern Europe while living under Communist rule.
NEW PRAGUE BISHOP ENDURED COMMUNIST PRISON
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, FEB. 15, 2010 (Zenit.org).-… » More
"Oprah and the Dominicans"
Joan Frawley Desmond Comments at The Catholic Thing
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 14, 2010
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" - February 11, 2010
Like many of you, I tuned into last Thursday afternoon's broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show to watch her interview with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. And like some of you, I found myself growing in disappointment as the interview progressed. My disappointment was not directed at the sisters, of course. The two young Dominicans interviewed by Oprah did as well as could… » More
"Word to Life" - February 12, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 12, 2010
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Joining me on today's program to discuss the readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time were Fr. Gabriel Gillen, OP, who serves at the University Parish of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, and Br. Ignatius Schweitzer, OP, one of four newly ordained deacons at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.
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“Word to Life” - February 5, 2010
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Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 05, 2010
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Duccio's "The Calling of Peter and Andrew" (1308-11); National Gallery of Art, Washington
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Joining me on the show today to discuss the readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time were Fr. David Toups and Fr. Luis Saldana. Fr. Toups is a priest of the Diocese of St. Petersburg (Florida) who currently serves as the Associate Director of the USCCB Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations. Fr. Saldana is Rector of… » More
“We Study So We Can Pray”
Fr. Romanus Cessario's Homily for the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 03, 2010
The apse of the chapel at St. John's Seminary in Boston includes depictions of the Fathers of the Church, including St. Gregory the Great and St. Thomas Aquinas (shown above).
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P., a professor of dogmatic and moral theology at St. John's Seminary in Boston, was invited by the seminary community to preach its Mass for the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. Below is the text of the homily Fr. Cessario delivered.
St Thomas Aquinas Day 2010
St. John's Seminary, Boston, Massachusetts
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.
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Pope Remembers Saint Dominic
"He always spoke with God and about God"
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 03, 2010
Detail of Pietro Paolini's "The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria" (1632); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
During today's General Audience in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI continued his ongoing exposition of medieval Christian culture by remembering the life and witness of our Holy Father Dominic. He celebrated fact that, early in the thirteenth century, St. Dominic brought authentic renewal and reform to the Church by uniting in the life of his friar preacher-theologian (that's the Pope's term) the evangelical… » More
Pope Benedict on Consecrated Life
"Consecrated life witnesses to the abundance of the Lord's love"
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on February 03, 2010
Celebration of Solemn Vespers, St. Peter's Basilica - February 2, 2010
On February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Pope Benedict XVI presided over a special celebration of Solemn Vespers in St. Peter's Basilica to mark the 14th annual Day of Consecrated Life. In his homily, the Holy Father reflected on the irreplaceable witness religious consecration gives to the Church and to the world. As a living sign of God's gratuity and love, the religious reminds… » More