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
The work of writing and grading papers for Dominican students and professors will soon earn a summer's reprieve. But the commitment to the intellectual and academic apostolate ought never to flag. Appropriately, as one browses the periodicals in the library of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, DC), signs of this province's… » More
Thomistic Circles is a work of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C. Serving as a forum for the exchange of theological and philosophical ideas, it seeks to consider contemporary cultural and intellectual issues from within the Thomistic tradition. As a work of the faculty, it involves… » More
On July 15, the feast of St. Bonaventure, Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P., celebrated and preached the daily Mass broadcast on Boston's CatholicTV. Fr. Cessario's homily begins around the 10:50 mark.
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P., spoke on Dominican spirituality at a recent vocation weekend in Washington, D.C. Please click above to listen.
Fr. Cessario is a professor of systematic theology at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, MA. In addition to his duties at the seminary, he serves as Senior Editor of Magnificat, the largest monthly Catholic devotional… » More
On March 13, Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P., appeared on Catholic TV's "This is the Day" to speak about his new book, The Seven Last Words of Jesus. You can watch the full episode above. Fr. Cessario's interview begins around the 18:00 mark.
The Seven Last Words of Jesus compiles the meditations Fr. Cessario preached on Good Friday 2008 in St. Patrick's… » More