Today, St. Albert is the example for us that knowledge and faith are inseparable. St. Albert didn’t let politics or opinions hinder his life of faith. He taught and preached as a true Dominican friar, not for some argument, but simply to lead souls to live a life of faith focused on God. Read more...
(Part 3 in a short series about our patron saint - Saint Martin de Porres.) We have all invariably heard the story of Martin and the mice in the priory. Of his pact with them to feed them, if they would only stop chewing up the linens of the house. Read more...
Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. reminds us that there have been many who have gone before us in the Faith and many will come after us, but we are alive now, today. We are the ones who are left here on this earth to be witnesses to Christ. Click to view...
Jesus encapsulates in these two commandments today all the wisdom of the world. To love God and to love our neighbor are acts of self-gift, of agape love. That love is what we see on the Cross. And it is this gift of love that propels us and pushes us forward and into our vocation. Click to listen...
Br. Greg takes us through salvation history, and our own Dominican history, to explore just how God is calling us into His Wonderful Life and how He has always called us, His People. Click to view...
Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. breaks open the book of Sirach, and invites us to ask: how willing are we to forgive? It is easy to hold onto old grudges, but with forgiveness God has shown us, we are called to more. Click to view...
Our Lord calls young men to serve him and his Church, even during a pandemic! In difficult times it’s tempting to focus solely on the latest statistics and dire headlines, but like the whispering sound mentioned in the Book of Kings, good news abounds in the midst of noise and disaster. Read more...
Quidquid, or Why We Have to Change (15th Sunday in OT, July 12, 2020) - Fr. Thomas Schaefgen, O.P.'s homily at the Tulane Catholic Center. Click to listen...
Fray Carlos Salas, O.P., sobre discernimiento y familia. Videos sobre discernir tu vocación de los frailes dominicos de la Provincia de San Martín de Porres.
Rev. Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P., asks us to reorient and to consider not what we are waiting for but rather who. Waiting provides an opportunity to connect with God, to remember God in our waiting, and to remember the promises he has made to us. Click to view...
On May 16, 2020 Br. James Martin Nobles was ordained to the diaconate. That evening, at a Saturday Vigil Mass for the 6th Sunday of Easter, he was able to assist and to preach as a deacon. Click to view...
Today, May 8, we celebrate the feast of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary over the entire Order of Preachers. “ The following Prayer dedicating the Order of Preachers to the Blessed Virgin Mary is said today by Dominicans around the world. Read more...
