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Homilies
Pentecost (Year A)
Preacher’s Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on June 07, 2011
Dorffmeister, István, "Pentecost" (1782)
Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1076
The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Spirit ushers in a new era in the "dispensation of the mystery" the age of the Church, during which Christ manifests, makes present, and communicates his work of salvation through the liturgy… » More
Dorffmeister, István, "Pentecost" (1782)
Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1076
The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Spirit ushers in a new era in the "dispensation of the mystery" the age of the Church, during which Christ manifests, makes present, and communicates his work of salvation through the liturgy… » More
Homilies
The Ascension of Our Lord (Year A)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on May 31, 2011
Guariento d'Arpo, "Ascension of Christ" (c. 1344)
NOTE: In most dioceses in the United States, Ascension Thursday is celebrated on the following Sunday (the Seventh Sunday of Easter). In only a few Dioceses, Ascension Thursday retains its traditional place on the fourtieth day after Easter. The sketchbook below is prepared with Ascension Thursday (Sunday) in mind.
Pope Benedict XVI, Regina Coeli… » More
Guariento d'Arpo, "Ascension of Christ" (c. 1344)
NOTE: In most dioceses in the United States, Ascension Thursday is celebrated on the following Sunday (the Seventh Sunday of Easter). In only a few Dioceses, Ascension Thursday retains its traditional place on the fourtieth day after Easter. The sketchbook below is prepared with Ascension Thursday (Sunday) in mind.
Pope Benedict XVI, Regina Coeli… » More
Homilies
Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on May 25, 2011
DOLCI, Carlo "The Holy Family with God the Father and the Holy Spirit" (1630 ) Private collection.
BENEDICT XVI
"In the Acts of the Apostles one reads that the deacon Philip brought the Gospel to a city of Samaria; the people enthusiastically adhered to his teaching, also seeing the wondrous signs that he worked for the sick: "So there was much joy in that city" (8: 8). This is the sense of the Church's mission and in particular of priests: to… » More
DOLCI, Carlo "The Holy Family with God the Father and the Holy Spirit" (1630 ) Private collection.
BENEDICT XVI
"In the Acts of the Apostles one reads that the deacon Philip brought the Gospel to a city of Samaria; the people enthusiastically adhered to his teaching, also seeing the wondrous signs that he worked for the sick: "So there was much joy in that city" (8: 8). This is the sense of the Church's mission and in particular of priests: to… » More
Homilies
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on May 16, 2011
Disputation over the Blessed Sacrament (Triumph of Religion) by Raphael (1508-11)
Preacher's Sketchbook
St. Irenaeus, Against the Heresies
Just as those who see the light are in the light and share in its brightness, so those who see God are in God and receive His splendor. Now the splendor of God gives life; those who see God, therefore, receive life. That is why He who is uncontainable and incomprehensible and invisible presented… » More
Disputation over the Blessed Sacrament (Triumph of Religion) by Raphael (1508-11)
Preacher's Sketchbook
St. Irenaeus, Against the Heresies
Just as those who see the light are in the light and share in its brightness, so those who see God are in God and receive His splendor. Now the splendor of God gives life; those who see God, therefore, receive life. That is why He who is uncontainable and incomprehensible and invisible presented… » More
Homilies
Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday) (Year A)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on May 09, 2011
A 2nd century fresco of Christ the Good Shepherd, from the Catacomb of Callixtus in Rome
Preacher's Sketchbook
Pope Benedict XVI
“This image of Christ the Good Shepherd is a Gospel of Christ the King, an image that sheds light upon the kingship of Christ…. Jesus promises that He will show the sheep where to find ‘pasture’—something they can live on—and that He will truly lead them to the springs of life…. Man lives on Truth and on… » More
A 2nd century fresco of Christ the Good Shepherd, from the Catacomb of Callixtus in Rome
Preacher's Sketchbook
Pope Benedict XVI
“This image of Christ the Good Shepherd is a Gospel of Christ the King, an image that sheds light upon the kingship of Christ…. Jesus promises that He will show the sheep where to find ‘pasture’—something they can live on—and that He will truly lead them to the springs of life…. Man lives on Truth and on… » More
Homilies
Third Sunday of Easter (Year A)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on May 05, 2011
Supper at Emmaus by Jacopo Bassano (c. 1538)
Preacher's Sketchbook
St. John Chrysostom, Commentary on St. Luke
For, He did not show Himself to all at the same time, in order that He might sow the seeds of faith. For he who had first seen and was sure, told it to the rest. Afterwards the word going forth prepared the mind of the hearer for the sight, and therefore He appeared first to him who… » More
Supper at Emmaus by Jacopo Bassano (c. 1538)
Preacher's Sketchbook
St. John Chrysostom, Commentary on St. Luke
For, He did not show Himself to all at the same time, in order that He might sow the seeds of faith. For he who had first seen and was sure, told it to the rest. Afterwards the word going forth prepared the mind of the hearer for the sight, and therefore He appeared first to him who… » MoreHomilies
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) (Year A)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on April 25, 2011
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio (1601-02)
Preacher's Sketchbook
John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia.
- In this way, in Christ and through Christ, God also becomes especially visible in His mercy; that is to say, there is emphasized that attribute of the divinity which the Old Testament, using various concepts and terms, already defined as "mercy." Christ confers on the whole of the Old… » More
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio (1601-02)
Preacher's Sketchbook
John Paul II, Dives in Misericordia.
- In this way, in Christ and through Christ, God also becomes especially visible in His mercy; that is to say, there is emphasized that attribute of the divinity which the Old Testament, using various concepts and terms, already defined as "mercy." Christ confers on the whole of the Old… » More
Homilies
Seek What Is Above!
Fr. Brian Mulchay O.P. -- Easter Homily
Posted by The Dominican Friars on April 24, 2011
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The Prior Provincial delivers the Easter Sunday homily at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, NYC.
Christ is risen!
The Prior Provincial delivers the Easter Sunday homily at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, NYC.
Christ is risen!
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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