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Province & Vocations
3 Priests and 160 Years of Priestly Service
Homily of Fr. David Folsey, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. on May 24, 2010
Dominican Jubilarians: Frs. David Folsey, Alan Morris, and Damien Myett.
On Saturday, May 22, the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas at Providence College celebrated three anniversaries of long-serving Dominican priests. Fr. Alan Morris, O.P., ordained a priest in 1950, celebrated 60 years as a priest, while Frs. David Folsey, O.P., and Damien Myett, O.P., ordained together in 1960, both celebrated 50 years of priesthood. In… » More
Dominican Jubilarians: Frs. David Folsey, Alan Morris, and Damien Myett.
On Saturday, May 22, the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas at Providence College celebrated three anniversaries of long-serving Dominican priests. Fr. Alan Morris, O.P., ordained a priest in 1950, celebrated 60 years as a priest, while Frs. David Folsey, O.P., and Damien Myett, O.P., ordained together in 1960, both celebrated 50 years of priesthood. In… » More
Dominican Teaching
Fr. Terence Keegan, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on April 18, 2010
This series of informal interviews presents Dominican Friars reflecting on distinctive or characteristic elements of our life.
Fr. Terence Keegan, O.P. discusses Dominican aspects of teaching. He notes that the Order exists to preach the truth, which is one. Hence, all Dominican teachers serve the Holy Preaching in one form or another, such as the… » More
Province & Vocations
Fr. Joseph Daniel Cassidy, O.P. (1928-2010)
Requiescat in pace
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on March 31, 2010
Fr. Daniel Cassidy, O.P.
Below is the obituary printed in the March 30th edition of The Providence Journal for Fr. Daniel Cassidy, O.P., a member of the Providence College community, who died Palm Sunday morning.
CASSIDY, REV. JOSEPH DANIEL, O.P., 82, died on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010, at Mt. St. Rita Health Center in Cumberland.
A distinguished bioethicist, he was… » More
Fr. Daniel Cassidy, O.P.
Below is the obituary printed in the March 30th edition of The Providence Journal for Fr. Daniel Cassidy, O.P., a member of the Providence College community, who died Palm Sunday morning.
CASSIDY, REV. JOSEPH DANIEL, O.P., 82, died on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010, at Mt. St. Rita Health Center in Cumberland.
A distinguished bioethicist, he was… » More
Prayer & Spirituality
Providence College Responds to Haiti Earthquake
Candlelight Vigil Highlights Day of Prayer
Posted by Fr. James Cuddy, O.P. on January 29, 2010
The Providence College community recently observed a campus-wide Day of Prayer for the people of Haiti. Each of the three daily Masses celebrated at St. Dominic Chapel on campus was offered for those impacted by the earthquake, thousands of prayer cards were distributed to students, and special collections were taken to benefit the work of Catholic… » More
The Providence College community recently observed a campus-wide Day of Prayer for the people of Haiti. Each of the three daily Masses celebrated at St. Dominic Chapel on campus was offered for those impacted by the earthquake, thousands of prayer cards were distributed to students, and special collections were taken to benefit the work of Catholic… » More
Province & Vocations
Former Friar’s Coach Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Lou Lamoriello
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on November 11, 2009
Coach Lou Lamoriello at Providence College
Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe tells the story of the legendary Coach Lou Lamoriello of Providence College, who was inducted recently into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
As a student at PC, Lamoriello captained both the Friars baseball and hockey teams. He later became the head coach of the Friars’ hockey team and led it to 12 consecutive postseason… » More
Coach Lou Lamoriello at Providence College
Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe tells the story of the legendary Coach Lou Lamoriello of Providence College, who was inducted recently into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
As a student at PC, Lamoriello captained both the Friars baseball and hockey teams. He later became the head coach of the Friars’ hockey team and led it to 12 consecutive postseason… » More
Province & Vocations
The Newman Guide to Providence College
New England Institution Deemed "Faithful," and For Many "The Right Match"
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on September 15, 2009
The Newman Guide
The Cardinal Newman Society, a lay Catholic society dedicated to enhancing the Catholic identity of America's Catholic colleges and universities, has just issued their latest Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. The guide looks at Catholic colleges and universities from an explicitly Catholic point of view, which distinguishes its evaluation… » More
The Newman Guide
The Cardinal Newman Society, a lay Catholic society dedicated to enhancing the Catholic identity of America's Catholic colleges and universities, has just issued their latest Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. The guide looks at Catholic colleges and universities from an explicitly Catholic point of view, which distinguishes its evaluation… » More
Province & Vocations
Vocation Stories
Fr. James Cuddy, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 01, 2009
Click above to hear Fr. James Cuddy, O.P., the new campus chaplain at Providence College, share how developing an adult faith in college led him to discern a call to the priesthood as a Dominican friar.
Click above to hear Fr. James Cuddy, O.P., the new campus chaplain at Providence College, share how developing an adult faith in college led him to discern a call to the priesthood as a Dominican friar.
Province & Vocations
Seeds of New Life
Eleven Candidates for the Province Begin Their Postulancy Today
Posted by Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P. on July 05, 2009
Eleven candidates for the Province of St. Joseph will arrive today at Providence College to begin their postulancy, a three-week initiation into the essential features of Dominican religious life. At the end of the month, they will travel together to Cincinnati, where at St. Gertrude’s Priory they will spend one year in the novitiate preparing for… » More
Eleven candidates for the Province of St. Joseph will arrive today at Providence College to begin their postulancy, a three-week initiation into the essential features of Dominican religious life. At the end of the month, they will travel together to Cincinnati, where at St. Gertrude’s Priory they will spend one year in the novitiate preparing for… » More
Of Books and Wisdom
An article in L’Osservatore Romano by the PFIC Librarian
Project Truth : A Youth Defense Project
Spread the Message
Summer Preaching
Dominican brothers offer lecture series in Zanesville, Ohio
All the Friar Bloggers
A New Play about the Founder of the Knights of Columbus
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 01, 2010
The Knights of Columbus recently asked Father Peter John Cameron O.P., to direct a play about their founder, Father Michael J. McGivney. The Catholic… » More
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"Word to Life" - August 27, 2010
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on August 27, 2010
MP3 10
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life." Joining me today to discuss the readings for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time was… » More
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Why any Research with Human Embryonic Stem Cells is Morally Problematic
By Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on August 26, 2010
In a commentary that appeared on CatholicExchange.com, Father Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., applauded the Aug. 23 ruling by Federal Judge Royce… » More
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The Precious Blood of Christ
By Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on July 04, 2010
Dear Friend, May the grace and peace of God be with you. I hope this finds you well in these early days of summer.
When we think of July what comes… » More
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Saint Rose of Lima
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on August 23, 2010
The Dominican Saint Rose of Lima was baptized Isabel after her grandmother in 1586, but probably because an Indian servant girl used to call her "my little… » More
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