text First Sunday of Lent: Getting Clear Love in the Time of Cholera, the great novel by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez,…
audio To Trust God Again | Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 for the First Sunday of Lent. Brother Dominick reminds us that…
audio The problem of evil, the wisdom of the cross <p>The presence of suffering and evil in the world is philosophically scandalous, leading some to…
text “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Fat chance that any of us will escape from being drawn into temptation, but…
audio We Belong to Christ | Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Brother Andrew…
audio St. Peter Damian: Detachment for the sake of love <p>At the turning point of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus challenges every disciple to pick up his or…
audio "Get behind me, Satan!": Practicing true Christian fellowship <p>How we encounter Jesus can determine a lot about how we encounter the world. Jesus worked hard…
text “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Be careful or soon we will live blind and toothless." A few years ago, as I was preparing to eat my delicious Indian meal at the…
audio Live On Purpose | Br. Ben Keller, O.P. Br. Ben Keller, O.P. preaches on Sirach 15:15-20 for Vespers at the Come & See Discernment Weekend on the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br…
audio The Wisdom of Hope For 16 February 2020, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Corinthians 2:6…
audio Br. Adrian McCaffery, O.P. | St. Dominic: A Sketch What was St. Dominic really like? Br. Adrian McCaffery, O.P., articulates a clear and compelling vision of Dominic during our Spring 2020…
audio What Do We Do Now? For 15 February 2020, Saturday of week 5 in Ordinary Time, based on Mark 8:1-10
audio Boldness in trust: The example of the Syrophoenician woman <p>"Faith" can be said in many ways, but one way or another both the intellect and the will must be…
text “Go to heaven for the climate. Go to hell for the company.” Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died on April 21, 1910…
audio Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. | By What Right Are We Preachers? Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches on 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 for Vespers on the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. James Martin reminds us…
audio Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. | Where Is The Light? Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches on Isaiah 58:7-10 for Vespers on the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Christ has come into the…
audio The company we keep: Fellowship in the lives of Christian disciples <p>The company we keep has a strong influence on our freedom. Because we are "social animals," as…
text “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” Searching for memorable images that would capture the imaginations of his…