Know Before You Go

Fr. Don Goergen, OP reminds us that the Holy Spirit is an unconquerable gift of power that is meant for all, which is a blessing and a challenge.

Fr. Jim Marchionda, OP reminds us that we may not understand everything that God is doing in, through, and around us, but that God will send the Holy Spirit to give us the power to do what we need to do. Trust that.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP exhorts us to look around ourselves and see the many reasons for hope that are manifest, and then to be ready to give witness to this hope to whomever asks.

Fr. Jude McPeak, OP, Promoter of Vocations for the Province of St. Albert the Great, exhorts us to grow in God's love by allowing ourselves to trust in God more.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great, invites us to think more deeply about what a Good Shepherd we have in Jesus Christ, so that, living in that security, we can be good shepherds to others.

Fr. Donald Goergen, OP, Assistant to the Provincial, likens this time of pandemic to Jesus' time in the tomb—a time of transformation to new life. What will it mean for us to live the resurrection? How will we be different, better?

Fr. Jude McPeak, OP, Promoter of Vocations, speaks on the importance of doubt in the life of faith.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, Prior Provincial, reminds us that the empty tomb was full of the promise of new life. In the same way, the emptiness we are feeling during the pandemic can lead to hope of a better life.

Fr. Jude McPeak, OP, Promoter of Vocations, orients us to Palm Sunday and Holy Week so that we can experience the fullest power and challenge of these days.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, Prior Provincial, offers us hope that God, who raised Lazarus from the dead, has promised us even greater—life everlasting!

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, Prior Provincial, in speaking about the healing of the man born blind, reminds us that it is not because of sin that we suffer.

Fr. Jude McPeak, OP, Promoter of Vocations, invites us to go out and encounter the woman at the well, opening ourselves to being healed by God.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, Prior Provincial, reminds us through the Transfiguration of Jesus that our own mountaintop experiences empower us to help others.

Fr. Donald Goergen, OP, Assistant to the Provincial, inaugurates the Season of Lent by skillfully addressing the meaning of the temptations of Jesus in the desert.