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
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The foundation of the Catholic Church in Ohio can be found in Somerset, Ohio. There, in the early 19th century, Fr. Edward Dominic Fenwick sent his Dominican brothers from Kentucky to establish the first Catholic Church in Ohio -- St. Joseph's in Somerset. From that first seed, other Catholic Churches sprang up, including St. Patrick in Junction… » More
For centuries, the Dominican Order has encouraged devotion to the Rosary among the Catholic faithful.
A good example of this noble tradition, our late brother Fr. William Hinnebusch, O.P. composed an article on the Rosary's history for the New Catholic Encyclopedia.
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The following article by Fr. Michael Monshau, O.P., a professor of Liturgy, Homiletics and Spirituality at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome, was published in the February 10th English edition of L'Osservatore Romano. It is reprinted here with permission.
Family Life and Lent
by Fr. Michael Monshau, O.P.… » More
During today's General Audience address, Benedict XVI recalled the life and example of our Holy Father Dominic. In his remarks, the Pope explained how Dominic's apostolic zeal was sparked, among other things, by the theological and spiritual plight of the Albigensians of early thirteenth-century France, and how his answer to this problem was to provide… » More
Many Catholics are troubled with distractions while they are praying the Rosary. Perhaps the reason for this is that they have not learned how to think about the mysteries being covered while reciting the "Hail Marys." In the current issue (Oct 2009) of Homiletic & Pastoral Review, Fr. Basil Cole, O.P. offers some practical suggestions to help us… » More