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The message of the Bible: God Loves You. Over and over again, Jesus sought to…

Today the Church celebrates Saint Teresa of Avila, who reminds us of the power…

Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisees should hit us hard, it should be an arrow to our gut. These men did want to follow the Law, in fact, they…

Fr. Donald Goergen, OP, Socius of the Provincial, breaks open this Sunday's Gospel reading about rendering to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's, reminding us that it is our duty to go out and vote.

The games of marbles we played on the parking lot of Incarnation School were…

What does it mean to be free? Is it about doing whatever you want? Saying…

Sin distorts our vision, preventing us from seeing things as they truly are. But time spent with Christ, particularly through the Eucharist…

Why do we preach? Do we preach for ourselves and for what we gain, for our egos and our pride? Or do we preach for Christ and embrace both…

Mountains, weddings and feasts. These images are part of the first reading and…

As the focus of national news programs shifted last week (and the week before) to concerns about…

Trusting in Jesus in Difficult Times: October 11, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

As Christians we know that we belong to Christ. Christ has rescued us, his rightful creation, from the hands of the Enemy, The Strong Man,…

The Frank Friar has his first experience of being called to the priesthood in junior high school.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP open up this Sunday's scripture about who gets into heaven and why that matters to us.

You stupid Galatians! How can you be so stupid? Today we do not generally use…

The mistakes the Galatians make, and for which Paul berates them, is they mistakenly think of taking their works with them to Heaven. They…

For 9 October 2020, Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:15-25

Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
The readings today come from the propers of the Dominican order.

Last week I received a letter from the Archdiocesan Office for Canonical…

Some contemplatives are really hard core. That is to say, their commitment to…

Everyone needs to know they are loved. More than anything else in the world today, people are searching for Love and for Mercy and the…

Br. Greg Dunn, O.P. preaches on Isaiah 5: 1-7 for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.   
Br. Greg urges us to look at the story of the…

Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches on Philippians 4:6-9 for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time.   
Br. Dominick observes that the anxieties of…