At a certain point in his life, Augustine could hardly imagine himself farther from God. He was single-mindedly in pursuit of an ambitious career as a rhetorician, had mixed himself up with the Manichaean heresy, and had fathered a son out of wedlock. The autobiographical story of how Augustine came around and set out on the road to God has fascinated and inspired readers since the late fourth century up until the present day.

Br. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P., presented this talk on the Confessions of St. Augustine on July 5, 2011 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Zanesville, OH.  Please click above to see the video.

This summer, the student brothers assigned to St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Zanesville, OH, will host a weekly lecture series for the month of July.  Rev. Br. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P., and Br. Clement Dickie, O.P., will each present two lectures on the Tuesdays in July.  A copy of the lecture series flyer is available here:  St. Thomas Aquinas Summer Lecture Series…  » More

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Does God really answer our prayers? If He is eternal and unchanging, as the orthodox Christian tradition has always confessed, what's the point in praying if we can't actually change His mind?

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As a clerical order, the Order of Preachers is particularly attuned to the mystery of paternity.  All the members being sons of the one Heavenly Father, after whom all fatherhood is named (Eph 3:15), and seeking to imitate his fecundity, each friar strives to become life-giving and fruitful in ways appropriate to the revealed spiritual order and the…  » More

Fr. Thomas Chrysostom McVey, O.P. (1933-2009) (Profession - 1954 Ordained - 1960) A homily given by Fr. McVey to Dominican Laity Mindanao Regional Conference, Davao, 17 April 2009, Annual Conference, UST, Manila, 19 April 2009, ‘Mercy Sunday'

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On Sunday, June 21, the Dominican Friars and the Parish Community at St. Catherine's formally welcomed its new pastor, Fr. Christopher Johnson, O.P. At the conclusion of the Mass a reception in his honor was held in the newly furnished Assembly Rooms in the Parish Center. During the Noon Mass, Fr. Johnson delivered this Homily to his parishioners…  » More