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The Most Reverend Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P. , Bishop Emeritus of Multan, Pakistan, 1925-2023
The Most Reverend Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., died on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Jeanne Jugan Residence (Little…
Nine New Priests Ordained for the Province!
On Saturday, May 22, Bishop Earl K. Fernandes, the 13th Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, ordained nine of our brothers to…
Spiritual Counsel in the Wake of George Floyd’s Death
People feel overwhelmed by the evil before us. The pervasiveness of hatred, whether racism or otherwise, seems total. How do…
Racial Justice and Social Peace
Justice and peace are words sometimes used to summarize the whole area of our faith called Catholic social teaching and action. They are what the protestors decrying the brutal death of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis are chanting about. All want a harmonious society, but there can be no true peace without justice for all. As Pope St. Paul VI famously said in his message for the Day of Peace in 1972, “If you want peace, work for justice.” How do we do that?
Sixteen Men Begin Novitiate Year
On the Feast of St. Dominic, the Priory of St. Gertrude joyfully received sixteen new novices. The reception ceremony, called…
Word to Life Broadcast: Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Maria Devaney, O.P. and Br. Humbert Kilanowski, O.P. host this week’s broadcast of “Word to Life,” offering reflections…
Word to Life Broadcast: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Maria Devaney, O.P. and Fr. Sebastian White, O.P. host this week’s broadcast of “Word to Life,” offering reflections…
Devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary
In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Provincial Promoter of the Rosary Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P….
Word to Life Broadcast: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Maria Devaney, O.P. and Fr. Glenn Sudano, CFR host this week’s broadcast of “Word to Life,” offering reflections…
Photo: human gametes meet at conception (c) 2016 Karl-Ludwig Pottemann and licensed under CC-BY-2.0 by Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P., Associate…
