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
Fr. Dominic Legge's latest article from Headline Bistro is reprinted below with permission.
"Paenitemini, et credite Evangelio!"
"Repent, and believe in the Gospel!"
We begin Lent with these words as we are marked with the cross in ashes, a sign of our repentance. They come from Jesus Himself, His very first words of public preaching:
Jesus… » More
Fr. Dominic Legge's latest article from Headline Bistro is reprinted below with permission.
As Halloween approaches, it's hard to avoid the inevitable supermarket displays of cardboard ghosts and ghouls. Our culture has no dearth of fascination with the supernatural, much of it unhealthy and misguided, some of it downright dangerous. All the same,… » More
Fr. Dominic Legge's latest article from Headline Bistro is reprinted below with permission.
When you walk in, you look up. In the afternoon, the stunning gothic nave is suffused with soft blue-and-red light from the magnificent stained-glass windows. Your eye is attracted - intrigued - by the intricate gothic stonework, the images in the windows,… » More
Fr. Dominic Legge's latest article from Headline Bistro is reprinted below with permission.
The new school year has returned (and with it, a mass of noisy high school students outside my urban priory's windows!). For students, the drooping blooms of August's last languors are now replaced by the fresh shoots of friendship (those are squeals of delight… » More
Fr. Dominic Legge's latest article from Headline Bistro is reprinted below with permission.
"Ashes and Roses"
by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
February 17, 2010
My mother called me over the weekend to tell me that my Valentine's Day gift would arrive late this year. Usually she sends some delicious chocolates, which I love. This time, however, a late-arriving… » More
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., is a columnist for Headline Bistro, a service of the Knights of Columbus. His most recent article examines the power of prayer in the face of the suffering caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti. Fr. Legge's article is reprinted below with permission.
Speaking of the continuing crisis in Haiti, The New York Times today… » More
Headline Bistro is a new service of the Knights of Columbus dedicated to bringing readers the top, daily headlines, from election coverage and breakthroughs in science, to breaking news and opinions around the globe.
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., has been asked to serve as a columnist for Headline Bistro. His latest article is on Halloween -- on ghosts,… » More