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Save the date! September 27, 2025!
The peace of Our Lady be with you on this Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. As we begin a new year, we’re excited to invite you to join the @dominicanfriars for the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage on September 27, 2025, at the @marysshrine in Washington, DC. rosarypilgrimage.org
Join Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., as he leads us in this month’s Rosary Novena reflection from historic Saint Dominic Church in Washington, DC. Fr. Hofer will preach the homily at the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Mass.
Happy Feast of St. James the Great, Apostle! The most popular pilgrimage site in Medieval Europe was the tomb of St. James the Apostle in northwest Spain (Sant Iago is the local Galician translation for St. James). Legend has it that after this “greater” of the two Jameses was…
How do we understand what we call the indwelling Trinity? It is really distinct from the common modes of his presence - we should call it a special mode of the presence of God. It’s a way of being present that is person to person - heart to heart. The entire Holy Trinity makes…
Happy Feast of St. Mary Magdalene! From the earliest days of the Order of Preachers, Dominicans have honored St. Mary Magdalene as their Co-Patroness. For instance, according to Bl. Humbert of Romans, who was the fifth Master of the Order from 1254-1263: After Magdalene was…
Two of our brothers, Br. Clement Greenspan, O.P. and Br. Anselm Kelly, O.P., are pictured here with seven other American student brothers representing all four Dominican provinces: Eastern, Western, Central, and Southern. During their summer in South America, the brothers spent…
From the midwest to Florida to Washington, DC to Rome and now Arlington, VA. Fr. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P., has been taking his musical talents around the world to promote and teach sacred music and is currently serving as the Director of Music at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas…
God has made each of us to know and love him according to a particular vocation in this life. That vocation is our path to know and love him for eternity. Jesus Christ calls some men to follow him in the priesthood and in religious life. Consecrated to the word of God, Dominican…
We hope you can join us in person—but if not, the full day will be livestreamed on our website and Facebook page. Stay tuned for details. Learn more and sign up at rosarypilgrimage.org!
Relive this moment from the 2024 @dominicanrosary —the Entrance Antiphon from the Vigil Mass. In less than three months, we’ll gather once again for the 2025 Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage on September 27 at @MarysShrine in Washington, DC.
The precious blood of Christ inebriates us, gives us true refreshment, and draws our minds to the goodness of God. By drinking in this blood, we are made eternally, spiritually young. The future that lies ahead of us is eternal. If hope deals with a future, difficult good, how…
Fr Thomas Joseph White OP, rector of the Angelicum, and imo one of the best living Dominican theologians, has a new book out on the spiritual life in the tradition of St Thomas.
Do we pray to the Holy Trinity? Yes, we pray to the Holy Trinity because we pray to God, and God is the Holy Trinity. That is what God has revealed to us—his great secret. He is the Holy Trinity. So every time we pray to God, in fact, we’re praying to the Holy Trinity. In fact,…
Today, July 16, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, the patroness of the Carmelite Order. As St. Paul reminds us, “If one part [of the body of Christ] is honored, all the parts share its joy” (1 Corinthians 12:26). So we praise God for the many gifts he…
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As St. Paul reminds us, “If one part [of the body of Christ] is honored, all the parts share its joy” (1 Corinthians 12:26). So we praise God for the many gifts he…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv_F7ghWUAAwAbv.jpg)
Happy memorial of St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church! St. Bonaventure, a close friend of our brother, St. Thomas Aquinas, was deeply committed to both theology and philosophy and became a leading scholar in the Franciscan tradition. What follows is an excerpt from…
We’re already well into the Jubilee Year of Hope—a year to remember that no matter our circumstances, God is always at work. In this reflection, Fr. Cyril Stola, O.P., writes about how holiness isn’t reserved for the wealthy, the healthy, or the outwardly successful. God draws…
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity had a deep understanding of the presence of the Holy Trinity in her soul. Likewise, God invites each baptized person who is in a state of grace to contemplate him living in his or her own soul. Learn more about the most beautiful mystery of how the…
