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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Live What You Say You Believe

Mar 17, 2025 by
Don Goergen, O.P.

For 18 March 2025, Tuesday of the 2nd week of Lent, based on Matthew 23:1-12
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I believe. Help my unbelief. Homily for Sunday, March 16, 2025

Mar 16, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

Sometimes it is hard to believe when life has so much brokenness and sin. The…
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Take a Break: 3/16/25 Homily

Mar 16, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Take a Break: 3/16/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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God will lead us where we need to go....

Mar 14, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

....if we let God.
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Ask God: Homily for Thursday, March 13, 2026

Mar 13, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

Sometimes we hate to ask. We don't want to bother anyone. But today Jesus tells…
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Heavenly Hash: A Lenten Temptation

Mar 12, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Answering the doorbell on Ash Wednesday morning, I received a package…
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Combatiendo las tentaciones durante la Cuaresma: Homilía del domingo 9 de marzo de 2025

Mar 11, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.
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Fighting Temptations During Lent: Homily for Sunday, March 9, 2025

Mar 10, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.
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Do You Know Who My Father Is? 3/9/25 Homily

Mar 9, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Do You Know Who My Father Is? 3/9/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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How will we find our happiness?

Mar 7, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

It comes down to choices, and the choices are always are to make.
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Who wouldn’t choose life and prosperity: Homily for Thursday, March 6, 2025

Mar 6, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.
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“I generally avoid temptation, unless I can’t resist it.”

Mar 5, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Lent has begun once again, so can temptation be far behind? The season of…
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Ash Wednesday Homily 2025

Mar 5, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Ash Wednesday Homily 2025 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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The theme for Lent: Believe: Homily for Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Mar 5, 2025 by
Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P.

As we start the season of Lent, we are called to believe more deeply through…
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Special edition for Ash Wednesday

Mar 5, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

Fasting during Lent needs to be more than giving up - it is taking up - taking up the practices that can bring us closer to God.
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Power of Tribulations: 3/2/25 Homily

Mar 2, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Power of Tribulations: 3/2/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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We are each called to see the beam in our own eye first...

Feb 28, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

....and then to see, speak and act as if we are all disciples of Jesus Christ.
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“Is the glass half empty, half full, or is the glass twice its normal size?”

Feb 26, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

What to do while you are waiting to order your cappuccino? Just read the…
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7 Sunday of Ordinary Time Homily: 2/23/25

Feb 23, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

7 Sunday of Ordinary Time Homily: 2/23/25 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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About Being Tested

Feb 22, 2025 by
Scott Steinkerchner, O.P.

For 23 February 2025, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 26:2,…
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Love those who hate you, don't judge, don't resent, etc. etc. etc.

Feb 21, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

Are these teachings of Jesus realistic? Well, you tell me!!
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“Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them more.”

Feb 19, 2025 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Caddying at local private golf clubs was a way of life for many of my friends…
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The Delights of Poverty: 2/16/25 Homily

Feb 16, 2025 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

The Delights of Poverty: 2/16/25 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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How our vice-president gets Thomas Aquinas wrong

Feb 14, 2025 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

I think it is great when we draw on the wisdom of Thomas Aquinas in our public debate, but we need to get it right.