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Province & Vocations
International Vocations Boom
13 Polish Dominican Friars Profess "Usque ad Mortem"
Posted by Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P. on May 05, 2011
Solemn Profession in Poland
We are not the only ones having a "Vocations Boom"! The Dominicans in Poland just had 13 of their friars make Solemn Profession in Krakow. Their priory there (founded by St. Hyacinth himself) has been in continual use with vibrant Dominican life since the beginning of the Order in the thirteenth century.
Their Paschal Triduum & Easter Liturgies… » More
Solemn Profession in Poland
We are not the only ones having a "Vocations Boom"! The Dominicans in Poland just had 13 of their friars make Solemn Profession in Krakow. Their priory there (founded by St. Hyacinth himself) has been in continual use with vibrant Dominican life since the beginning of the Order in the thirteenth century.
Their Paschal Triduum & Easter Liturgies… » More
Liturgy & Saints
The Seven Last Words
Good Friday at Saint Catherine of Siena
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 11, 2011
Father Romanus Cessario, O.P., teacher, author, editor and renowned theologian will preach the Seven Last Words of Christ on Good Friday 22 April 2011, beginning at Noon at The Church of Saint Catherine of Siena in New York City.
When asked about the approaching Good Friday tradition of the Seven Last Words, Father Jordan Kelly, O.P., Pastor of… » More
Father Romanus Cessario, O.P., teacher, author, editor and renowned theologian will preach the Seven Last Words of Christ on Good Friday 22 April 2011, beginning at Noon at The Church of Saint Catherine of Siena in New York City.
When asked about the approaching Good Friday tradition of the Seven Last Words, Father Jordan Kelly, O.P., Pastor of… » More
Culture & Media
Truth and Justice
Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on February 26, 2011
The following reflection on our openess to truth is the most recent post from Archbishop Dolan's blog.
Unpleasant Truths
I've known for a long time that I should lose some weight. So, last week, I visited my doctor, and he showed me a gross, disgusting, dripping ball of yellow wax. "This," he said to me, "is what ten pounds of fat looks like.… » More
The following reflection on our openess to truth is the most recent post from Archbishop Dolan's blog.
Unpleasant Truths
I've known for a long time that I should lose some weight. So, last week, I visited my doctor, and he showed me a gross, disgusting, dripping ball of yellow wax. "This," he said to me, "is what ten pounds of fat looks like.… » More
Liturgy & Saints
All Souls' Day
It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead (2 Macc 12:4)
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on October 29, 2010
The Dominican Fathers of St. Catherine Church in New York City invite all to pray for their beloved dead at a Mass on All Souls' Day. This great feast on which the Church prays for all the faithful departed falls on Tuesday, November 2nd. A solemn Mass will be celebrated by the Pastor of St. Catherine's, Fr. Jordan J. Kelly, O.P., at 7:00 PM. St.… » More
The Dominican Fathers of St. Catherine Church in New York City invite all to pray for their beloved dead at a Mass on All Souls' Day. This great feast on which the Church prays for all the faithful departed falls on Tuesday, November 2nd. A solemn Mass will be celebrated by the Pastor of St. Catherine's, Fr. Jordan J. Kelly, O.P., at 7:00 PM. St.… » More
"Word to Life" - August 6, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirius XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on August 06, 2010
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Cornelis de Man's "A Man Weighing Gold" (1670): Private collection.
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life." Joining me today to discuss the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time was my co-host, Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P., who is currently assigned to the church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in New York City, and Mr. Patrick Cole, a reporter for Bloomberg News. Also joining us by phone was Fr.… » More
Third Sunday of Lent—Year C
JM + JD
Posted by Fr. Brian Mulcahy, O.P. on March 06, 2010
The accident at a construction site in which eighteen people lost their lives when a tower collapsed on them would most likely have faded into the mists of oblivion had not our Lord in today's Gospel used the accident as an example to teach us about the meaning of human suffering. And perhaps the most important thing our Lord teaches us… » More
Liturgy & Saints, Prayer & Spirituality
Homily for Christmas
JM + JD
Posted by Fr. Brian Mulcahy, O.P. on December 24, 2009
"Adoration fused with human love, and was not separate."
While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Et Verbum caro factum est. And the Word became flesh. Et habitavit in nobis. And dwelt among us.
This is… » More
"Adoration fused with human love, and was not separate."
While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Et Verbum caro factum est. And the Word became flesh. Et habitavit in nobis. And dwelt among us.
This is… » More
Liturgy & Saints, Prayer & Spirituality
Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent—Year C
JM + JD
Posted by Fr. Brian Mulcahy, O.P. on December 19, 2009
The creche in St Peter's Square
Promises! Promises!
Everyone's making promises, but what about action? Show me someone who can live up to his or her promises, and I'll be satisfied! Otherwise...don't make me any promises you can't keep!
Unfulfilled promises...broken promises...singers love to sing about them; dramatists love to explore the heartbreak… » More
The creche in St Peter's Square
Everyone's making promises, but what about action? Show me someone who can live up to his or her promises, and I'll be satisfied! Otherwise...don't make me any promises you can't keep!
Unfulfilled promises...broken promises...singers love to sing about them; dramatists love to explore the heartbreak… » More
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
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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