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Province & Vocations
An Interview with Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P.
Vocations Director of the Province of Saint Joseph
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on September 15, 2010
Before entering the Order of Preachers, Fr. Croell studied at Colorado State University and Conception Seminary College for the Archdiocese of Denver. He obtained a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Providence College while discerning a vocation to religious life. He entered the novitiate of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 1992, and… » More
Before entering the Order of Preachers, Fr. Croell studied at Colorado State University and Conception Seminary College for the Archdiocese of Denver. He obtained a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Providence College while discerning a vocation to religious life. He entered the novitiate of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 1992, and… » More
State & Society
Divine Capital, Evangelical Labor
Honoring Labor Day
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on September 07, 2010
Trying To Build A Worldly Kingdom
A National Holiday
Yesterday, our nation observed Labor Day, a commemoration that somewhat despite itself evokes the more socialistic May Days observed around the world, recalling the late modern conflict between capital and labor in the West.
Honoring this national holiday, most Catholic parishes probably celebrated a Mass for the Blessing of… » More
Trying To Build A Worldly Kingdom
A National Holiday
Yesterday, our nation observed Labor Day, a commemoration that somewhat despite itself evokes the more socialistic May Days observed around the world, recalling the late modern conflict between capital and labor in the West.
Honoring this national holiday, most Catholic parishes probably celebrated a Mass for the Blessing of… » More
Culture & Media
290th General Chapter
Interview with Fr. David Adiletta, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on September 03, 2010
The webpage for the 290th General Chapter of the Order recently included an interview with Fr. David Adiletta, O.P., a member of the Province of St. Joseph. Fr. Adiletta was elected as the delgate from the Vicariate of Eastern Africa, where he served as its immediate past Vicar Provincial. The Vicariate of East Africa is a vicariate of the Province… » More
The webpage for the 290th General Chapter of the Order recently included an interview with Fr. David Adiletta, O.P., a member of the Province of St. Joseph. Fr. Adiletta was elected as the delgate from the Vicariate of Eastern Africa, where he served as its immediate past Vicar Provincial. The Vicariate of East Africa is a vicariate of the Province… » More
Province & Vocations
Taking Off the Old Man and Putting On the New
21 Men Vested with the Habit of St. Dominic
Posted by Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P. on August 18, 2010
Watch the slideshow above of first Vespers of the Solemnity of Our Holy Father, St. Dominic, in which 21 men entered their canonical year of novitiate during the Dominican Rite of Vestition with the Province of St. Joseph at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH.
Please remember these men in your prayers that they will persevere!
"Put away the… » More
Watch the slideshow above of first Vespers of the Solemnity of Our Holy Father, St. Dominic, in which 21 men entered their canonical year of novitiate during the Dominican Rite of Vestition with the Province of St. Joseph at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH.
Please remember these men in your prayers that they will persevere!
"Put away the… » More
Province & Vocations
An Answer to Prayer
The Lord sends 21 Men to the Harvest
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on August 08, 2010
The Very Rev. Brian Martin Mulcahy, O.P., and Fr. James Sullivan, O.P., with the twenty one new novices.
Here is a photo of the recent Vestition of the Novices that took place at Saint Gertrude's Priory in Cincinnati.
The official start of the novitiate year begins with the postulants receiving the Dominican habit. During this ancient ceremony, called vestition, the new novice kneels before the prior of the community, who clothes him in all six pieces… » More
The Very Rev. Brian Martin Mulcahy, O.P., and Fr. James Sullivan, O.P., with the twenty one new novices.
Here is a photo of the recent Vestition of the Novices that took place at Saint Gertrude's Priory in Cincinnati.
The official start of the novitiate year begins with the postulants receiving the Dominican habit. During this ancient ceremony, called vestition, the new novice kneels before the prior of the community, who clothes him in all six pieces… » More
Province & Vocations
St. Joseph Province's Vocations Make News Abroad
Posted by The Dominican Friars on July 08, 2010
Worldwide, vocations to the Dominican Order "remain quite steady, but there has been a significantly large increase" to one particular Province, reports the vocations blog for the Irish Dominicans: the Province of St. Joseph.
The entry cites with admiration the words of Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., Secretary of the Congregation for Divine… » More
Worldwide, vocations to the Dominican Order "remain quite steady, but there has been a significantly large increase" to one particular Province, reports the vocations blog for the Irish Dominicans: the Province of St. Joseph.
The entry cites with admiration the words of Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., Secretary of the Congregation for Divine… » More
Province & Vocations
"New Vocations in the Province of Saint Joseph: Ecclesial, Historical and Cultural Perspectives"
A Talk by Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on June 12, 2010
Below is the text of the conference given by Archbishop DiNoia to the Capitulars of the Provincial Chapter on the feast of Bl. John Dominic, O.P..
Provincial Chapter 2010 / Day of Recollection / Providence College / 10 June 2010
NEW VOCATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF ST. JOSEPH: Ecclesial, Historical and Cultural Perspectives
Session I: Introduction… » More
Below is the text of the conference given by Archbishop DiNoia to the Capitulars of the Provincial Chapter on the feast of Bl. John Dominic, O.P..
Provincial Chapter 2010 / Day of Recollection / Providence College / 10 June 2010
NEW VOCATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF ST. JOSEPH: Ecclesial, Historical and Cultural Perspectives
Session I: Introduction… » More
Church & Evangelization
"Thank you for your fidelity"
Pope Benedict XVI Addresses Priests, Religious, and Seminarians
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on May 13, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to celebrate Vespers in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fatima, Portugal.
On May 12, the second day of Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic journey to Portugal, the Pontiff led a solemn celebration of Vespers for priests, religious, and seminarians in Fatima's Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Below is the full text of his address.
Solemn Celebration of Vespers
Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Fatima, Portugal
May 12,… » More
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to celebrate Vespers in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fatima, Portugal.
On May 12, the second day of Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic journey to Portugal, the Pontiff led a solemn celebration of Vespers for priests, religious, and seminarians in Fatima's Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Below is the full text of his address.
Solemn Celebration of Vespers
Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Fatima, Portugal
May 12,… » More
US Open Umpire Makes a Call to Sirius XM Radio
Fr. Paul Arinze serves as a Tennis Umpire
All the Friar Bloggers
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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Sirius XM Radio, September 30, 2011
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 01, 2011
MP3 10
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… » MoreMore Word to Life »
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
More Bioethics »
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
More Giving »
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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