The friars are members of the Order of Preachers, AKA "The Dominicans" and we are members of the Eastern Dominican Province. There are many… » More
1Co 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed… » More
Join us for a Eucharistic Holy Hour in honor of the Year of St. Paul, March 16 from 7.30PM to 8.30PM at the Dominican House of Studies (DHS) in Washington, D.C. The evening will focus on the theme of conversion and feature a reading from St. Paul with preaching by one of the student brothers in formation at the DHS. Confessions are to follow.
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The group pictured here represents all of the brothers currently in formation for the Province of St. Joseph. This includes 10 novices from our novitiate community at St. Gertrude in Cincinnati and 30 student brothers studying philosophy and theology at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. Currently, 9 of the brothers are deacons, and… » More
“Preaching is the essence of how the Dominican Order understands itself,” Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. told 33 young men at St. Joseph’s Province’s recent vocations weekend (Feb. 13-15) at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. The order’s earliest constitution, explained Fr. Legge, who teaches theology at Providence College, in Providence,… » More
On Feb. 2, the Church observed the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, a feast day that marks the end of the Christmas season, traditionally known as Candlemas. That day, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., the Prior of the Dominican community, Fr. Giles Dimock, O.P., performed the annual blessing of the candles to be used at… » More
The formal dedication of the New Academic Center and Theological Library at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. will take place April 18-19, the weekend after Easter. The weekend will feature distinguished speakers, roundtable discussions and liturgical celebrations in a variety of settings. If you would like more information, please send your email address to df@opfriars.org. More details on the Grand Opening will be forthcoming. Don't miss them: subscribe to our Dominican Daily email newsletter by submitting your email address in the box on the left column of this page.
Last November’s unofficial opening of the New Academic Center and Theological Library of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception marked the end of Phase One of the construction project. With the beginning of 2009, Phase Two is underway. The (old) Priory has been transformed with additional space for the Pontifical Faculty.
This process… » More