Dominican Friars

Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

Around the Web

We preach through many mediums: in person, in publications, through prophetic actions, and online. Here are some of the latest postings of our friars from around the internet.

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9/7/25 Homily

Sep 7, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

9/7/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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It sounds like Jesus is telling us to hate people close to us...

Sep 6, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

...that can't be right, can it?
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“I never promised you a rose garden.”

Sep 2, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

While I waited in line at the Sunnyside Gardens to pay for some flowers,&nbsp…
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“I never promised you a rose garden.”

Sep 2, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

While I waited in line at the Sunnyside Gardens to pay for some flowers,&nbsp…
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8/31/25 Homily

Aug 31, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

8/31/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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“If you see a turtle on the top of a fencepost, you know he had some help getting there.”

Aug 27, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Humorous anecdotes have a way of telling the truth about the importance of…
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“If you see a turtle on the top of a fencepost, you know he had some help getting there.”

Aug 27, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Humorous anecdotes have a way of telling the truth about the importance of…
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8/24/25 Homily

Aug 25, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

8/24/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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Challenged by Jesus: Homily for Sunday, August 24, 2025

Aug 24, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

When was the last time you found a teaching of Jesus to be a challenge? When…
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Squeezing through the Narrow Gate

Aug 23, 2025 by
Fr. Clinton Honkomp OP

For 24 August 2025, Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time , based on Luke 13:22…
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Are we friends - real friends - with Jesus?

Aug 22, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

or just passing acquaintances?
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Do you know God?: Homily for Thursday, August 21, 2025

Aug 21, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

Jesus wanted us to know his Father. That's why he came. Jesus is the profound…
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“Together we make a family.”

Aug 20, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Gathering around the hospital bed, the generations of Ken’s family found…
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“Together we make a family.”

Aug 20, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Gathering around the hospital bed, the generations of Ken’s family found…
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Following God is not always easy: Homily for Sunday, August 17, 2025

Aug 17, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

Following God. Every Dominican is asked this question: “What do you seek?” And…
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8/17/25 Homily

Aug 17, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

8/17/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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Assumption Vigil 2025

Aug 15, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Assumption Vigil 2025 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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Are you ready to set the world on fire???

Aug 15, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

I hope so.
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Two Worlds: Homily for Thursday, August 14, 2025

Aug 14, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

Reason and Faith. For a Catholic, these two worlds are integrated. Reason…
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Regular Observance and Sacred Preaching: Homily for Sunday, August 10, 2025

Aug 10, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

What does it mean to be a parish staffed by Dominicans? Regular Observance and…
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Are we vigilant? Are we preparing ourselves?

Aug 8, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

That is always a good question, and maybe we are especially focusing on this time of year.
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Not all at once: Homily for Thursday, August 7, 2025

Aug 7, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

Spiritual growth or regression does not happen all at once. In today's first…
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Happy Feast Day

Aug 7, 2025 by
Don Goergen, O.P.

For 8 August 2025, The Feast for St. Dominic, based on Isaiah 52:7-10
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“Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning.”

Aug 6, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In a small article buried in the business section of the Minnesota Star…