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There may not be many of you who know Saint Peter of Verona, sometimes called…

There is a tendency in our country today to refute anything we disagree with by…

The challenges of the gospel are bold. The way of life demanded of us if we are…

I grew up in one of the whitest states in the United States. In fact, I believe…

It does not take long as a teacher to discover when you are being set up. While…

Genesis 3:15 is sometimes referred to as the “protogospel”. That is, the first…

The Holy Spirit, Peace, and Racism: Pentecost Homily, May 31, 2020 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

The Holy Spirit gives to each of us gifts, the most powerful of which is God's love for us and the love he has bestowed upon our hearts…

For 1 June 2020, Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, based on John 19:25

At the end of Saint Matthew’s gospel is the Great Commission: Go, teach all…

There is a wonderful diversity present within the Dominican Order and within the early disciples. Every evening as we pray the De…

Saint Paul is the victim of injustice. Held by the Romans, for charges brought…

Jesus constantly tells his disciples not to worry, to take courage, that God is in control. But…

In the Gospel today Peter shows us that to be a Christian leader means constantly accepting the call of Christ to feed and to tend his…

Peter and Judas. It has been observed by many that both Peter and Judas sinned…

Deacon James Martin Nobles, O.P., makes it clear and pulls no punches. Christ calls us to be one people dedicated to him and to each other…

It is no secret, especially to those who keep an eye open for studies on faith…

The time between the Ascension and Pentecost is a strange and in-between time for the Church. 
We do not yet have the fullness of the Holy…

For 28 May 2020, Thursday of the 7th week of Eastertide, based on John 17:20-26

It was once said to me that life is a series of beginnings and endings. We…

At some point in a leader-follower or teacher-student relationship there comes a point where the student and the follower has to take…

When everything works according to plan, hard work is possible. We can travel…

Perceptions of violence within the Christian tradition have been fraught with complexity, from…

I played a dangerous game in high school. I compared my individual talents to…