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For 12 March 2021, Friday of the third week of Lent, based on Mark 12:28-34

Her hospital room was filled with multicolored stars dangling from the…

For 9 March 2021, Wednesday of the third week of Lent, based on Matthew 5:17-19

Br. Jordan DeGuire, OP, preaches on 1 Cor 1:22-25 for the 3rd Sunday of Lent.

The Cross that is often placed before us in our churches and…

It has been almost 21 years since Pope John Paul II visited Egypt, Jordan, and the Holy Land, where…

When Jesus Flips a Table, Pay Attention: 3rd Sunday of Lent Homily 3/7/21 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

For 7 March 2021, Third Sunday of Lent, based on John 2:13–25, 1 Corinthians 1…

I begin my studies in Saint Louis and as an outcome of the Boston scandals, we are visited by representatives from the Vatican.

Mel Brooks, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 1981 comedy film…

Br. Joseph Van Havermaet, OP, preaches on Romans 8 for the 2nd Sunday of Lent.  
Lent is a time for us to slow down and to really see…

Back in 1974, as I contemplated a year at Oxford, I had planned to study under the watchful eye of…

God Does It All for You: February 28, 2021 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Br. Dominick Jean, OP, preaches on Genesis 22 for the Second Sunday of Lent.
Baptism makes us sons and daughters of God. The experience of…

My life as a Dominican friar begins in earnest - my first year as a novice in Denver.

As my family rode home on late Sunday afternoons, my father would switch on…

Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, OP, preaches on the First reading from Gn 9:8-15 for the 1st Sunday of Lent.  Br. Andrew Martin reminds us…

It seems that no matter how many hills we climb, or how dark the night, there’s another one to deal…

Do we hear the call to 'Repent' as more of a threat, or as more of an invitation? Dcn. James Pierce Cavanaugh invites us to hear the story…

Jesus & Me in the Wilderness: February 21, 2021 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

For 22 February 2021, The Chair of Peter, based on Matthew 16:13-19

Chicago - an end to one journey and the beginning of a new one.  

Ash Wednesday Homily 2021 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Good question, I thought, as I stared at the bumper sticker on the boat…

The patron and founder of the Dominican Order, St. Dominic, offers us some key insights into how we can fully embrace this Lenten Season.
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