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Why do we preach? The world and the culture around us are, at best, apathetic to the Faith, and at worst openly hostile. It is an exhausting and wearisome enterprise. And yet we preach the Word which Is Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Jesus who took upon himself our own weariness, our own exhaustion, and our own humiliations. Why would we not want to preach this Word? Click to view...

Br. Gregory Dunn, O.P. preaches on the Fourth Sunday of Lent. During the season of Lent, we are reminded of God's dwelling with us, foreshadowed by His presence in the temple of ancient Israel. Click to view...

Br. Andrew Martin reminds us that Lent is not simply or even primarily about reminding us about how bad we are. It's about rediscovering with Jesus Christ in the desert the beauty that God has bestowed upon us. Click to view...

The world is full of suffering. When is crying out to God ungrateful, and when is it a genuine prayer? Click to view...

A celibate religious or priest is set apart, consecrated, for the Lord, primarily. St. Paul explains that the unmarried are anxious about the things of the Lord and the married seek to please their spouse. Read more...

Fr. Joseph Paul Albin, O.P. preaches on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2021.

Br. Greg Dunn, O.P. places the Word of God at the core of our Advent experience. It is in the Word of God, in the liturgy, the hymns, and the prayers of Advent that we see the Word of God made fresh in our own lives yet again. Click to view...

(Part 4 in a short series about our patron saint - Saint Martin de Porres.) Martin knew that there was no comparison to the God who became man. He looked not within himself or even his brothers to discover the strength he needed to care endlessly for those in need. Instead he looked to Christ Crucified. Read more...

“I never saw or encountered anyone or anything hostile, and there were just looks that I’ve grown accustomed to as a Dominican, and developed a high tolerance towards.” Click to read more...

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...

Br. Greg Dunn, O.P. preaches that the way to join the saints in heaven is to know who we are in God, we are His beloved children. 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...

On Monday, August 10, 2020, five men received the Dominican habit and entered the novitiate for the Province of St. Martin de Porres. Read more...

Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P., a student brother at St. Dominic Priory and Studium offers some thoughts on discernment and anxiety.

Fr. Scott O'Brien, O.P., the Master of Students at St. Dominic Priory and Studium offers some thoughts on discernment and family.