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Life Issues
Embryos and Stem Cells Revisited
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on July 08, 2010
Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P. has succinctly assessed the scientific and philosophical merits of an article published by the National Catholic Reporter, "It's Easy To Be Mislead about Stem Cell Research."
The author of the NCR article, Bill Tammeus, confesses that he is "a Protestant not obligated to follow Church teaching on this subject."… » More
Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P. has succinctly assessed the scientific and philosophical merits of an article published by the National Catholic Reporter, "It's Easy To Be Mislead about Stem Cell Research."
The author of the NCR article, Bill Tammeus, confesses that he is "a Protestant not obligated to follow Church teaching on this subject."… » More
Prayer & Spirituality
"The Rosary at the Bedside: A Helpful Concretized Meditative Practice"
Dominican Presentation at Duke University
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on May 31, 2010
Fr. Christopher Saliga, O.P., Sr. Margaret Oettinger, O.P., Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P., and Br. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P., have co-authored a poster presentation entitled "The Rosary at the Bedside: A Helpful Concretized Meditative Practice." Their work will be presented at the third annual meeting of The Society for Spirituality, Theology & Health,… » More
Life Issues
It's Alive! Scientists Create First 'Synthetic' Life
A Dominican Scientist Responds
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on May 27, 2010
Dr. Craig Venter, a multi-millionaire pioneer in genetics, has managed with the help of a team of researchers to make a new "synthetic" life form. What exactly does Dr. Venter's announcement mean for the human race? Where exactly will it take us? In an upcoming television special, "Creating Human Life: Your Questions Answered," which will air Thursday,… » More
Dr. Craig Venter, a multi-millionaire pioneer in genetics, has managed with the help of a team of researchers to make a new "synthetic" life form. What exactly does Dr. Venter's announcement mean for the human race? Where exactly will it take us? In an upcoming television special, "Creating Human Life: Your Questions Answered," which will air Thursday,… » More
Province & Vocations
Recognition of Service
Award Given to Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on May 03, 2010
Watch the video above to see Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P. receive a special honor at last week's Mass for Health Care Workers celebrated at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena in New York City. Archbishop Timothy Dolan was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph, presented the… » More
Watch the video above to see Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P. receive a special honor at last week's Mass for Health Care Workers celebrated at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena in New York City. Archbishop Timothy Dolan was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Joseph, presented the… » More
Life Issues
Virtue Ethics in Bioscience (Part 2)
A Talk by Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 20, 2010
Click above to watch the second part of a lecture delivered by Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., on "Virtue Ethics in Bioscience," which was presented March 2nd at the Linacre Forum in London.
Click above to watch the second part of a lecture delivered by Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., on "Virtue Ethics in Bioscience," which was presented March 2nd at the Linacre Forum in London.
Theology & Philosophy
Virtue Ethics in Bioscience (Part 1)
A Talk by Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 10, 2010
Click above to watch the first part of a lecture delivered by Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., on "Virtue Ethics in Bioscience," which was presented March 2nd at the Linacre Forum in London.
On March 6th, Fr. Austriaco addressed the Fifth Annual Aquinas Colloquium at Blackfriars, Oxford. The colloquium, entitled "Body, Soul and Mind: Aquinas… » More
Click above to watch the first part of a lecture delivered by Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., on "Virtue Ethics in Bioscience," which was presented March 2nd at the Linacre Forum in London.
On March 6th, Fr. Austriaco addressed the Fifth Annual Aquinas Colloquium at Blackfriars, Oxford. The colloquium, entitled "Body, Soul and Mind: Aquinas… » More
Life Issues
Prenatal Testing
What Are the Moral Concerns?
Posted by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. on February 01, 2010
(Editor's Note: In light of the recent article by Andrew Pollack, "Firm Brings Gene Tests to Masses," printed by The New York Times, we decided to republish an essay by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P., which addresses the positive and negative aspects of genetic testing.)
Prenatal health care has advanced significantly in the last few decades, especially… » More
(Editor's Note: In light of the recent article by Andrew Pollack, "Firm Brings Gene Tests to Masses," printed by The New York Times, we decided to republish an essay by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P., which addresses the positive and negative aspects of genetic testing.)
Prenatal health care has advanced significantly in the last few decades, especially… » More
Life Issues
The False Promise of Genetic Testing
A Brief Comment on a Recent Article
Posted by Fr. Basil Cole, O.P. on January 30, 2010
The interesting thing about sin is that it always presents in a very exaggerated way some good for someone to seek, or an exaggerated physical or psychological evil to avoid. One rushes into fornication as a solution to loneliness, for example, or killing embryos to avoid terrible diseases. That is why sin or vice is about an apparent and not a real… » More
The interesting thing about sin is that it always presents in a very exaggerated way some good for someone to seek, or an exaggerated physical or psychological evil to avoid. One rushes into fornication as a solution to loneliness, for example, or killing embryos to avoid terrible diseases. That is why sin or vice is about an apparent and not a real… » More
US Open Umpire Makes a Call to Sirius XM Radio
Fr. Paul Arinze serves as a Tennis Umpire
All the Friar Bloggers
Homily for Simple Profession 2011
By The Dominican Friars on August 16, 2011
For more photos of our friars, please check out the Blog of the Director of Vocations.
On August 15, 2011, the Solemnity of the Assumption, Fr. John… » More
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Sirius XM Radio, September 30, 2011
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 01, 2011
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In this episode of Word to Life, Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. and Fr. Bruno Shah discuss the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time and are… » MoreMore Word to Life »
Medical Meet and Greet
By Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P. on July 15, 2011
The Dominican Friars Healthcare Ministry of New York is hosting a gathering of medical students, residents and medical professionals at the Church of… » More
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New Issue of The Trumpet
By Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on June 03, 2011
Download the latest issue of The Trumpet. In this issue, there is an interview of Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P., a reflection by Fr. Joseph J. Guido, O.P.,… » More
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Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year (Year A)
By The Dominican Friars on October 05, 2011
Each week, a Dominican member of the Provincial Preaching Advisory board prepares this Preacher's Sketchbook in anticipation of the upcoming Sunday Mass. … » More
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