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
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, a groundbreaking and blessing marked the beginning of a new era for the Dominican Friars in Charlottesville. The excitement was palpable, with a crowd of supporting Friars, parishioners, and neighbors standing by to watch as Fr. Luke Clark, O.P., Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and Fr. Joseph Scordo, O.P., one of his… » More
Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, O.P., Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, gave the following reflection during the Eve of the Inauguration of Teresa A. Sullivan, as the new President of the University of Virginia. The prayer service has held at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlottesville, last Tuesday… » More
This series of informal interviews presents Dominican Friars reflecting on distinctive or characteristic features of our life.
Fr. Joseph Scordo, O.P., talks about the missionary and itinerant aspects of being a military chaplain. Having served the Navy Chaplain Corps for twenty years, Fr. Scordo returned to conventual and parish life last year,… » More
In observance of the Year of St. Paul, Fr. Joseph Alobaidi, O.P., a professor of Scripture at the Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., gave a talk on St. Paul's view of women and marriage that turns the stereotypical image of his oft-alleged misogyny upside down. For one thing, St.… » More