There is the temptation to present only the happy, insta-worthy aspects of the life. But anyone who has been around priests and religious know that they are human - we get angry, sad, scared, happy, surprised, and everything else. Read more...
by Fr. Francis Orozco, O.P. & Fr. Thomas Schaefgen, O.P.
Wherein Fr. Francis & Fr. Thomas [try to] answer the question: "What's going on (invisible realities) in the Anointing of the Sick?" Click to listen...
(Part 1 in a short series about our patron saint - Saint Martin de Porres.) At the birth of Martin de Porres the city of Lima had only been established 43 years earlier. The Gospel seed was still “fresh” in the land and Martin de Porres, the apostle of charity, would be part of a new generation of friars dedicated to the preaching of Jesus Christ. Read more...
Remember That You Are the Beloved of the Father (January 12, 2020) - Fr. Thomas More Barba, OP's homily at the Church of the Incarnation at the University of Dallas. Click to listen...
Identity of the Baptized (Baptism of the Lord, January 12, 2020) - Fr. Thomas Schaefgen, O.P.'s homily at the Tulane Catholic Center. Click to listen...
The South is fertile ground for the Dominican mission of preaching the Gospel for the salvation of souls. But it’s also a region in need of good preaching, the Church is growing in the Southern US and we are truly blessed to be here and to be a part of that growth. Read more...