Discover the wisdom of the Cross in art, poetry, music, and in spirituality. Come and and hear the Dominican friars as they present the Passion of Christ Conferences for Lent starting this Saturday at the following five locations: (click on each of the five links for more information)

1. Sts. Philip and James Catholic Church BALTIMORE, MD

2. St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA…  » More

Discover the wisdom of the Cross in art, poetry, music, and in spirituality. Come and and hear the Dominican friars as they present the Passion of Christ Conferences for Lent at the following five locations:

(click on each of the five links for more information)

1. Sts. Philip and James Catholic Church BALTIMORE, MD

2. St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA…  » More

Watch the NY Times video above in which a man is benefited from the kindness of a stranger who turned in his wallet which was lost for over 40 years. The picture of Saint Dominic is from his father's funeral Mass card, which was also in the wallet. (He died on December 18, 1965.)

This man had irreplaceable photos of his family in his wallet. He…  » More

Watch the video above in which Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., discusses various aspects of Dominican spirituality during a recent vocation weekend at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. Fr. White talks about the following five points in Dominican Spirituality: poverty, obedience, the common life, happiness, and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., joins Host Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, and Franciscan University Theology Professors Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, to discuss questions about the Blessed Virgin Mary's instrumental role in the life of faith. Franciscan University Presents: Marian Doctrine & Devotion airs on Sunday February 6 at 10 PM ET, Tue.…  » More

Fr. Jean-Pierre Torrell, O.P., professor emeritus of the University of Fribourg, is one of the world's leading scholars of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. His two-volume biography of the Angelic Doctor, St Thomas Aquinas : The Person and His Work (vol. 1) and Spiritual Master (vol. 2), is already a classic.

Like all theologians (at least, I…  » More

The following is taken from the book St. Dominic: Biographical Documents, edited by Fr. Francis C. Lehner, O.P.  The chapter below on "The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic" was translated by Fr. Andrew Kolzow, O.P.

Introduction

The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic was written by an anonymous author, probably at Bologna, sometime between 1260…  » More

Extolling Christ Jesus's obedience unto death, even death on a cross, St. Paul teaches that, "Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the…  » More