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
Br. Innocent Smith, O.P. was recently interviewed, in the video above, as part of a series associated with the PBS documentary, What's Your Calling?. It is inspired by the PBS miniseries, The Calling. Produced by Kindling Group, The Calling is a four-hour documentary series that follows seven young Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim Americans… » More
Watch the video above in which the 21 new novices are vested with the habit of our Holy Father, Saint Dominic. In addition, you can see the 8 outgoing novices make their first simple profession of vows and several other Friars being interviewed.
In this short interview, Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., discusses the characteristics of the man whom God calls to the priesthood.
A recent blog entry by Tim Drake on the National Catholic Register webpage notes an apparent increase in vocations throughout the country, highlighting especially the growth of vocations in the Dominican Order--both friars and sisters:
Take a look at some of the good news coming from various seminaries across the U.S. and you'll find that the Holy… » More
Catholic News Services recently published the following article on the new class of Dominican novices in the Province of St. Joseph:
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Statistics show a drastic fall in the number of people entering religious life since the 1960s, yet during ceremonies Aug. 7, the Dominican Province of St. Joseph formally accepted 21 men as novices… » More