God calls unexpected people to do His will. He raises the lowly to reveal his glory to those who are first and mighty as perceived by society.

They both recognized their shortcomings and knelt before the Risen Christ. They’re both saints because they both received extraordinary mercy.

With profound sorrow and deep affection, the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Martin de Porres share in the grief of the universal Church at the passing of our beloved Holy Father, Pope Francis.

Sister Agnes has an interesting detail of her miraculous life that strikes me: when she was a girl, a group of crows viciously attacked her.

This is where He was going; not to death but through death onto new life.

We cannot fight evil with evil—a lie will never stand.

She knows that we can hide nothing from God. God has caught us in the very act of committing every sin. And, even in the face of that reality, all that God asks is our humble honesty and contrition.

God throws a party in heaven when we repent and come back to Him.

He invites, He tills the soil, He gives us His grace, He advocates for us, but, ultimately, we are the ones who will make the decision to repent, to forgive others, and to choose to love.

Jesus provides us with strength, when we look for comfort.

Dust from the Lalibela churches’ restorations points to something about the relationship between the earthly and heavenly. Namely, that the dust we know so well amid pain and suffering and sin, has a place in heaven.

With a sad, yet hopeful heart, we announce that Fr. Alfred Wilder, OP, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

Fra Angelico preached not with words, but through beauty. His art speaks of the truth of the Gospel, drawing souls closer to the Lord.

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Jordan embraced the constitutions and rules that governed the Order, helping to establish greater internal stability by codifying its practices. He did all this for the sake of furthering the preaching of the Good News.

Today is the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church. He was born in the Kingdom of Sicily around 1225. As a child, he began his schooling at the Benedictine abbey in Monte Cassino. Often, young St. Thomas would question his teacher in his search for truth, asking, "Master, tell me—what is God?”

Only the grace of God could move a young girl like this to choose so humble and lowly a station in life compared to her family's earthly and luxurious lifestyle.

Saint Raymond, on top of being a friar and priest, was a philosopher, secular and canon lawyer, professor, moral theologian, missionary, and even Master of the Order… classic Dominican résumé.

“And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”

May the Son of Justice whose birth we celebrate tonight, Christmas Eve show us mercy and may His kindness lighten our hearts, just as the sun illumines the earth.