Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

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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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30th Sunday of the Year: A Certain Blindness

Oct 24, 2021 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

Today’s readings mingle themes of blindness and joy. The “Entrance Antiphon,” that psalm fragment…
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Jesus is Calling You: 10/24/21 Homily

Oct 24, 2021 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Jesus is Calling You: 10/24/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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Interview with missionary doctor working in Haiti

Oct 22, 2021 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

Dr. Ellen Lawson is an emergency room physician who began her career as a religious sister working in Congo. Dr. Lawson and I both serve on the…
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Giving Up

Oct 22, 2021 by
Scott Steinkerchner, O.P.

For 23 October 2021, Saturday of week 29 in Ordinary Time , based on Luke 13:1…
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“Be careful what you ask for.”

Oct 20, 2021 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
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Astonishment

Oct 19, 2021 by
Brian Guadalupe Walker, O.P.

For 20 October 2021, Wednesday of week 29 in Ordinary Time, based on Psalm 124…
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29th Sunday of the Year: Servant Suffering

Oct 17, 2021 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

[It has been another of “those” weeks – too much to do and too little time. So I’m offering this…
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A review of Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings

Oct 15, 2021 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

Best-selling novelist Sue Monk Kidd provides a creative setting for the life of Jesus - as a married man.
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“And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness..."

Oct 13, 2021 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian…
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Ouch!

Oct 12, 2021 by
Michael Champlin, OP

For 13 October 2021, Wednesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:42…
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Am I a Pharisee?

Oct 11, 2021 by
Don Goergen, O.P.

For 12 October 2021, Tuesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:37-41
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28th Sunday of the Year: 10 October 2021 — The Folly of Stuff

Oct 10, 2021 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

Today’s readings focus on the most precious of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit — wisdom, beginning…
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Remembering Charlotte Scarcelli

Oct 8, 2021 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

Sort of a little break from the normal program to remember a devoted parishioner and friend of St. Tom's.
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What Jesus Really Loves

Oct 8, 2021 by
Scott Steinkerchner, O.P.

For 9 October 2021, Saturday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:27-28
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“Do you know what the secret of life is?”

Oct 6, 2021 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

In a recent conversation with a friend who was trying to lose weight, the…
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The Gift God Never Refuses to Give

Oct 6, 2021 by
Scott Steinkerchner, O.P.

For 7 October 2021, The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, based on Luke 11:5-13
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Forgive the Guilty

Oct 5, 2021 by
Nick Punch, O.P.

For 6 October 2021, Wednesday of week 27 in Ordinary Time , based on Luke 11:1-4
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27th Sunday of the Year: Suffering the Little Children

Oct 3, 2021 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

Today’s readings largely focus on the union of men and women, commonly known as marriage, beginning…
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Give God Your Rib: 10/3/21 Homily

Oct 3, 2021 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Give God Your Rib: 10/3/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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Episode 54

Oct 1, 2021 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

September 30 was the birthday of my mother AND father. Today's podcast is a reflection on them.
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“What will it take to heal the wounds of a planet torn apart by hatred, greed, poverty,..."

Sep 29, 2021 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Lest you think I am talking about a sequel to Mission Impossible, the…
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Good King Wenceslaus

Sep 27, 2021 by
Scott Steinkerchner, O.P.

For 28 September 2021, Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 9:51…
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26th Sunday of the Year: All to Myself Alone…

Sep 26, 2021 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

[Yesterday evening and this morning, I was waylaid by the unnecessarily complex ordeal of getting…
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Everything We Do Matters: 9/26/21 Homily

Sep 26, 2021 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Everything We Do Matters: 9/26/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP