Dominican Friars
Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

We are members of the Order of Preachers, an 800-year-old religious order in the Roman Catholic Church. We preach throughout the central region of the United States, from the Dakotas to Michigan, down to Colorado and New Mexico.

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800 years of tradition
renewed each day

Today's Word of Hope

Is Jesus' Yoke Really Easy? Standing with Christ and the Suffering

Every day, friars of the Dominican Central Province share a brief online video message to help strengthen our faith and restore our hope.

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New and Noteworthy

  • St John of Cologne, OP
    Reflections

    Faith Worth Defending

    In this reflection on St. John of Cologne, OP, Fr. Timothy Combs, OP, recalls the courageous witness of a Dominican martyr who risked his life to bring the sacraments to imprisoned clergy during the religious violence of the 16th century.
  • June 2026 Venezuela earthquake

    Dominican Appeal for Venezuela

    In the wake of the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June, the Master of the Order, Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, invites all members of the Dominican family to respond generously to the needs of the Venezuelan people.
  • Rosary Confraternity logo

    Summer Rosary Missions

    Fr. James Pierce Cavanaugh, OP, and Fr. Adrian Patrick McCaffrey, OP, will preach a mission tour across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, inviting the faithful to deeper devotion through the Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, and reflection on Christ’s Real Presence.
  • Fr. Curran Border Mass 2026

    Faith at the Border

    At Border Mass 250 in Nogales, Arizona, Fr. Brendan Curran, OP, reflected on immigration, human dignity, and the Catholic call to bring Christ to the center of conversations about borders and belonging. 

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Current Preaching from Around the Province

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    Come to Me and Rest

    Jul 16, 2026 by
    Fr. Clint Honkomp, O.P.
    Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give…
  • The Kingdom of God
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    The Kingdom of God

    Jul 15, 2026 by
    Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP
    A priest once visited a young parishioner who had recently bought a run-down,…
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    The Soil of the Heart

    Jul 12, 2026 by
    Fr. Clint Honkomp, O.P.
    “A Sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and…
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    Becoming like the Master

    Jul 11, 2026 by
    Fr. Clint Honkomp, O.P.
    Jesus said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above…
  • Tomatoes Outside the Window
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    Tomatoes Outside the Window

    Jul 10, 2026 by
    Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP
    My assistant, Barb, planted tomatoes outside the windows of Calvert House, and this week they became my homily. In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus…
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    Freely Given

    Jul 9, 2026 by
    Fr. Clint Honkomp, O.P.
    Jesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of…
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Resources from the Province

  • New Priory Press

    Publishing works that foster the Dominican intellectual heritage and provide serious scholarship in accessible form.

  • The brothers lined up for prayer

    Friarly

    A website about all things friarly, crafted jointly by the students of our province and the Southern province.