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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“Do you love me?” “I suppose I do”

Oct 21, 2020 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Often, when I hear the question, “Do you love me?” I think of a beautiful…
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Religious Anxiety | October 21, 2020

Oct 21, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

There is the anxiety which threatens to overwhelm us, the psychological anxiety of the world, but as religious people we must remember that…
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Miscalculating Our Wealth | October 19, 2020

Oct 19, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

The rich fool in the Gospel today radically miscalculates what it is that makes us wealthy. In reality his surplus has isolated him from…
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10,000 Hours | Br. Jordan DeGuire, O.P.

Oct 19, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

Br. Jordan DeGuire, O.P. preaches on 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-5 for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Br. Jordan preaches on St. Paul's…
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29th Sunday of the Year: Life and Taxes

Oct 18, 2020 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

[Busy days at hand: students’ mid-terms and papers are clamoring for attention. The following is a…
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Politics are overwhelming; strive to be a saint: October 18, 2020 Homily

Oct 18, 2020 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Politics are overwhelming; strive to be a saint: October 18, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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The King of Kings | Br. Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P.

Oct 18, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

Br. Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P. preaches on Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6 for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Br. Thomas Mary preaches to remind us…
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What Belongs to God?

Oct 17, 2020 by
Michael Champlin, OP

For 18 October 2020, Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 22…
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Be Not Afraid | October 16, 2020

Oct 16, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

We are called to be leaven for the world through our prayer and our action. But often we are afraid, we allow what others might think of us…
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Episode 4

Oct 16, 2020 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

I talk about the end of my high school life and move on to college.
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Count Your Blessings | October 15, 2020

Oct 15, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

Do we ever take the time to count our blessings? We have been given every spiritual blessing in the heavens, but do we acknowledge that…
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Living in the Spirit | October 14, 2020

Oct 14, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

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…
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“Heads I win, tails you lose.”

Oct 14, 2020 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

The games of marbles we played on the parking lot of Incarnation School were…
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Seeing Everything Anew | October 12, 2020

Oct 12, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

Sin distorts our vision, preventing us from seeing things as they truly are. But time spent with Christ, particularly through the Eucharist…
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Br. Joseph van Havermaet O.P. | Why Do We Preach?

Oct 11, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

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…
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28th Sunday of the Year: Wine Party

Oct 11, 2020 by
Fr. Richard Woods, OP

As the focus of national news programs shifted last week (and the week before) to concerns about…
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Trusting in Jesus in Difficult Times: October 11, 2020 Homily

Oct 10, 2020 by
Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Trusting in Jesus in Difficult Times: October 11, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
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What is Rightfully Christ's | October 9, 2020

Oct 9, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

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,…
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Episode 3

Oct 9, 2020 by
Fr Patrick Baikauskas OP

The Frank Friar has his first experience of being called to the priesthood in junior high school.
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Approaching God with Empty Hands

Oct 8, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

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

Oct 8, 2020 by
Nick Punch, O.P.

For 9 October 2020, Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:15-25
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Hail Mary, the New Eve | October 7, 2020

Oct 7, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
The readings today come from the propers of the Dominican order.
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“Don’t leave before the miracle happens.”

Oct 7, 2020 by
Fr. Joe Gillespie, OP

Last week I received a letter from the Archdiocesan Office for Canonical…
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The Gift of Divine Mercy | October 5, 2020

Oct 5, 2020 by
St. Dominic Priory, St. Louis MO

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…