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Theology & Philosophy
Whether Faith Needs Philosophy
An Article in First Things by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on October 01, 2011
First Things
Reprinted below is an excerpt of an article written by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, and published in the Aug/Sept issue of First Things. Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., is an assistant professor of systematic theology and director of the Thomistic Institute at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. His most recent book is Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology.… » More
First Things
Reprinted below is an excerpt of an article written by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, and published in the Aug/Sept issue of First Things. Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., is an assistant professor of systematic theology and director of the Thomistic Institute at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. His most recent book is Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology.… » More
Culture & Media
Poetry and Preachers
The Grace of the Word
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on August 09, 2011
Dominican preaching flows from the studied pursuit of wisdom and the orchestrated repose of contemplation. With the friar's life accordingly organized, his otherwise mundane endeavors of observation and speech increase in spiritual attunement. More and more, he desires to see all things clearly and deeply, and he is better disposed to speak authentically… » More
Dominican preaching flows from the studied pursuit of wisdom and the orchestrated repose of contemplation. With the friar's life accordingly organized, his otherwise mundane endeavors of observation and speech increase in spiritual attunement. More and more, he desires to see all things clearly and deeply, and he is better disposed to speak authentically… » More
Culture & Media
The Troubling Virtue of Ultra-Violence
An Article by Br. Gabriel Torretta, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on June 08, 2011
Thirteen Assassins
Student brother Gabriel Torretta, O.P. is a summer fellow at First Things. In an essay published by the "On the Square" segment of First Things, Br. Gabriel discusses the deeper themes of the recent Japanese film Thirteen Assassins.
"Ultra-violence, as A Clockwork Orange’s protagonist reminds us, is an art. Takashi Miike agrees, judging from his new remake of Eiichi Kudo’s Thirteen Assassins
(Jusan nin no shikaku). The thirteen warriors slash, spin, and sever
their way through hordes of butter-fingered baddies, but the movie is
not just a mindless display of butchery; somewhere between the rivers of
blood and the piles of bodies, Miike has managed to hide a serious, if
perhaps unintentional, discussion of virtue in a virtue-less world."
Thirteen Assassins
Student brother Gabriel Torretta, O.P. is a summer fellow at First Things. In an essay published by the "On the Square" segment of First Things, Br. Gabriel discusses the deeper themes of the recent Japanese film Thirteen Assassins.
"Ultra-violence, as A Clockwork Orange’s protagonist reminds us, is an art. Takashi Miike agrees, judging from his new remake of Eiichi Kudo’s Thirteen Assassins (Jusan nin no shikaku). The thirteen warriors slash, spin, and sever their way through hordes of butter-fingered baddies, but the movie is not just a mindless display of butchery; somewhere between the rivers of blood and the piles of bodies, Miike has managed to hide a serious, if perhaps unintentional, discussion of virtue in a virtue-less world."
Theology & Philosophy
Inevitable Scholasticism
A book review by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on March 19, 2011
Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. wrote a review, in First Things, of Ulrich G. Leinsleon's new book, Introduction to Scholastic Theology. Read the full review (here) below is an excerpt:
The standard narratives of twentieth-century Catholic theology written in the past forty years typically depict the ways in which modern Catholic theologians managed… » More
Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. wrote a review, in First Things, of Ulrich G. Leinsleon's new book, Introduction to Scholastic Theology. Read the full review (here) below is an excerpt:
The standard narratives of twentieth-century Catholic theology written in the past forty years typically depict the ways in which modern Catholic theologians managed… » More
The Intellectual Life
A Book by A. G. Sertillanges
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on July 27, 2010
Fr. Edward T. Oakes, S.J., recently recommended The Intellectual Life by the French Dominican A. G. Sertillanges in a First Things article.
The book was written to encourage busy parish priests to keep abreast of theology (I recommend it to newly ordained priests all the time), but its advice applies to any busy person who wants to keep his mind… » More
Culture & Media
Is Latin a Dead Language?
Not for a Recent Harvard Graduate . . . and Future Dominican Sister
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on June 29, 2010
Over at First Things, the Anchoress shares the story of Mary Anne Marks, a graduate of Harvard University's Class of 2010. At last month's commencement exercises, Mary Anne delivered a six-minute address---get this---in Latin, complete with classical pronunciation. She beat out other applicant's to fulfill this long-held tradition at America's oldest… » More
Over at First Things, the Anchoress shares the story of Mary Anne Marks, a graduate of Harvard University's Class of 2010. At last month's commencement exercises, Mary Anne delivered a six-minute address---get this---in Latin, complete with classical pronunciation. She beat out other applicant's to fulfill this long-held tradition at America's oldest… » More
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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
MP3 10
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
More Bioethics »
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
More Giving »
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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