The Holy Preaching

"Made cooperators of the episcopal order by priestly ordination, we have as our special function the prophetic office by which the Gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed everywhere both by word and example, with due consideration for the conditions of persons, times, and places so that faith is awakened or penetrates more deeply all life in the building up of the body of Christ, which is perfected by the sacraments of faith."
- Constitutions of the Order of Friars Preachers
Dominic sought to establish a new kind of order, one that would bring the dedication and systematic education of the older monastic orders like the Benedictines to bear on the religious problems of the burgeoning population of cities, but with more organizational flexibility than either monastic orders or the secular clergy. Dominic's new order was to be a preaching order, trained to preach in the vernacular languages but with a sound background in academic theology. Rather than earning their living on vast farms as the monasteries had done, the new friars would survive by begging, "selling" themselves through persuasive preaching.

Dominican Preaching

For the Order of Friars Preachers founded by Saint Dominic “is known from the beginning to have been instituted especially for preaching and the salvation of souls.”

Liturgical Life

The brethren shall follow the example of Saint Dominic, who both at home and on the road, day and night, was diligent in the Divine Office and in prayer and celebrated the Divine Mysteries with great devotion.

Intellectual Life

Contributions to the Intellectual Life of the Church

Over the 800 years of its existence the Dominican Order has made great contributions to the life of the Church.

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Preacher's Resource

Preacher's Resource The Sunday Preacher’s Resource is a research tool designed to help the friars of the Province of Saint Joseph in the preparation of their Sunday homilies.  It aims to provide some of the Scriptural and theological leg-work integral to great preaching in a concise and cogent way.  » More

Links

Links

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New Evangelization

New Evangelization On December 8, 2006, the Archdiocese of New York launched The Catholic Channel on Sirius Radio, an international, satellite radio network. Cardinal Egan has asked the Province of St. Joseph to host a special program to be a regular weekly feature on The Catholic Channel, Sirius 159. The show is called Word to Life.  » More