• Movie Review: Green Book
    December 12, 2018
    by Fr. Tom Condon, OP
    Green Book is a likable movie which is emerging as one of the favorites for the Oscars this year. Read more...
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  • Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 2018
    December 12, 2018
    by Sr. Mary Jeremiah, OP
    We all need a mother—no matter how old we are. It is our mother that we instinctively know will always be there to love and accept us. Read more...
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  • Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent, 2018
    December 11, 2018
    by Sr. Theresa Fox, OP, Dominican Sisters of Peace
    They were to prepare for God’s coming by removing any obstacle that would prevent God’s approach. They were to tear down anything that would obstruct the view of God’s glory. (“Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low.”) Read more...
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  • Monday of the Second Week of Advent, 2018
    December 10, 2018
    by Fr. Carl Joseph Paustian, OP
    Healing through the Lord is not something that only happened 2000 years ago. It continues to happen today. We can receive spiritual healing through the Sacraments, especially the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist. Read more...
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  • Second Sunday of Advent, 2018
    December 9, 2018
    by Sr. Helen Marie Raycraft, OP
    Who are our messengers? How do they prepare our hearts to put Jesus in the center of our lives? How are you a missionary disciple helping your family, your neighbors, and your co-workers to embrace the message of Jesus' presence among us? Read more...
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  • Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    December 8, 2018
    by Fr. Marcos A. Ramos, OP
    Saint Thomas Aquinas said that “Mary was full of grace with regard to the overflow of the grace of the soul into the body… and with great regard to the overflow of grace through all men. Read more...
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  • Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, 2018
    December 7, 2018
    by Fr. Wayne A. Cavalier, OP
    The Messiah has recreated us into the willfully seeing Body of Christ. With the help of Christ, what am I called to open my eyes to this Advent season? Read more...
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  • Thursday of the First Week of Advent, 2018
    December 6, 2018
    by Sr. Mary Rose Carlin, OP, Monastery of the Infant Jesus, Lufkin, TX
    “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them…” (Mt 7:24). In today’s parable Jesus contrasts a man building a house on a rock foundation with a man who builds on sand, but what exactly is the foundation of which He speaks? Read more...
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  • Wednesday of the First Week of Advent, 2018
    December 5, 2018
    by Br. Andrew Martin del Valle
    The psalm for today makes one think, "how do I live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, even now?" Read more...
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  • Tuesday of the First Week of Advent, 2018
    December 4, 2018
    by Mrs. Sandy Sanchez, OP, Dominican Laity
    Our Lord’s words fill our hearts with Joy!  As we encounter Him each day in prayer, we begin to see Him in everything and everywhere. Read more...
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  • Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest, 2018
    December 3, 2018
    by Br. Justin Weyrens
    During Advent, we are preparing for Christ’s coming; His coming will be a time when we are judged, and our eternal fate is determined. We can learn from the centurion how best to prepare: with humility and faith. Read more...
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  • First Sunday of Advent, 2018
    December 2, 2018
    by Mrs. Cecilia C. Bryant, OP, St. Peter Chapter Dominican Laity
    On this first Sunday of Advent, we are reminded of two things through the scriptures for today. First, God keeps His promises! Second, we know exactly how to prepare for His coming because the Lord Himself told us. Read more...
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