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Rosary Sunday in Phoenix

Fr. Juan Diego Brunetta, O.P. preaches on the Rosary
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Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on October 15, 2010
Rosary Sunday in Phoenix
Fr. Juan Diego Brunetta, OP, preaches on Rosary Sunday.

Fr. Juan Diego Brunetta, O.P., was invited to preach at the 35th annual Rosary Sunday celebration in Phoenix, Arizona.  Below is a story from The Catholic Sun, the newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix, chronicling the event.

35th Rosary Sunday draws thousands devoted to Mary, holy rosary

By Gina Keating | Oct. 13, 2010 | The Catholic Sun

In a kaleidoscope…  » More

Life Issues

A Homily for Respect for Life

By Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D.
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Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 05, 2010
A Homily for Respect for Life

Several months ago, I was praying the rosary with a group of Providence College students outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic in downtown Providence. Sometime in the middle of the rosary - I think that we were praying the third sorrowful mystery - a car pulled up alongside us. The driver - a woman - showed us an obscene gesture before driving off.…  » More

Province & Vocations

The Dominican Soul

by M.M. Philipon, O.P., translated by Abp. Cajetan Kelly, O.P.
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Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on September 19, 2010
The Dominican Soul
Dominican Saints and Mary

A Dominican Soul is a soul of light whose rapt gaze dwells in the inaccessible splendor wherein God conceals Himself. It lives with Him by faith, is in the company of the Three Divine Persons, a true child of God, adopted through grace into the very Family of the Trinity. The invisible world becomes familiar to it; it pursues its way on earth in intimacy…  » More

Prayer & Spirituality

Ohio Dominican Pilgrimage

A Hiking Pilgrimage to the Foundations of the Catholic Church in Ohio
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Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on July 20, 2010
Ohio Dominican Pilgrimage

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

Prayer & Spirituality

"The Rosary at the Bedside: A Helpful Concretized Meditative Practice"

Dominican Presentation at Duke University
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Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on May 31, 2010
"The Rosary at the Bedside: A Helpful Concretized Meditative Practice"
Fr. Christopher Saliga, O.P., Sr. Margaret Oettinger, O.P., Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P., and Br. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P., have co-authored a poster presentation entitled "The Rosary at the Bedside: A Helpful Concretized Meditative Practice." Their work will be presented at the third annual meeting of The Society for Spirituality, Theology & Health,…  » More

Prayer & Spirituality

The Rosary

A Short History of Its Origins
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Posted by Br. Peter Totleben, O.P. on February 13, 2010
The Rosary

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. 

Click here to learn more about this Dominican tradition and beloved Catholic…  » More

Prayer & Spirituality

"Family Life and Lent"

An Article by Michael Monshau, O.P.
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Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 13, 2010
"Family Life and Lent"
Caravaggio's "Madonna del Rosario" (1607); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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

Liturgy & Saints

Pope Benedict on Saint Dominic

Wednesday Audience Address - February 3, 2010
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Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 03, 2010

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


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Homily for Simple Profession 2011

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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By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on February 19, 2011
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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…  » More
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Medical Meet and Greet

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
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New Issue of The Trumpet

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
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Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year (Year A)

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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