
This series of informal interviews presents Dominican friars reflecting on distinctive or characteristic features of our Order.
Fr. Chris Saliga, O.P., discusses his involvement with campus ministry. From its very beginning, the Order was closely associated with the university as a forum for preaching and teaching the Truth. Appropriately, Fr. Saliga… » More
At Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Benedict continued his series on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages by comparing and contrasting the theological projects of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure. While teaching in Paris, the Angelic Doctor and the Seraphic Doctor often joined forces to argue a particular theological point, though their… » More
The Catholic Virginian, the newspaper of the Diocese of Richmond, recently wrote an article about the plans for a new Dominican priory to be built next to St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlottesville.
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish began in 1943 as a Newman Center established to serve the Catholic presence at the University of Virginia. In 1959, the… » More
In the video slideshow above, Fr. Matthew Rzeczkowski, O.P., gives a simple yet profound Lenten reflection on three medieval paintings. The first, by Giotto, shows Saint Francis receiving the stigmata of Christ, and the other paintings by Fra Angelico depict Saint Dominic contemplating the Passion of Christ.
The motet heard in the video, "Behold,… » More
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., an Assistant Professor of Biology at Providence College, has received the honor of presenting a paper to the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas during its Tenth Plenary Session at the Vatican this June.
Pope Leo XIII established the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas on October 15, 1879. It carries out a… » More
On Friday, March 19, come join the Dominican Friars at the House of Studies in Washington, DC in celebration of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This feast is especially important to us friars as St. Joseph is the patron of our province.
Schedule of the Liturgy:
8:00 AM - Office of Readings and Lauds
12:00… » More
Earlier today, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the participants of an international clergy conference now meeting in Rome. Organized by the Congregation for Clergy as a special event of the current Jubilee Year for Priests, the conference has taken for its title the motto of the jubilee: "Fidelty of Christ, Fidelty of the Priest." Below is the full… » More