There is no distinction between love of God and keeping the Lord's word, doing His will--on earth as it is in heaven is not only a petition but also a self-exhortation.

O great Father, holy Dominic, receive us with you at the hour of death, and here always look upon us with love.

Remember, even St. Paul needed Ananias to open his eyes. Likewise, we need others in the Church not only to help open our eyes but to work alongside us in awakening the eyes of faith in those who have fallen into the deep sleep of worldliness.

Judas did not recognize divine love in the simple act of Jesus washing his feet; he closed his heart and left them all.

God the Father makes every effort to speak His love for us that He has not forgotten us

I believe that the reason why Antoninus is a canonized saint in the Catholic Church isn’t because he performed miracles, died a martyr, or even went to distant lands to proclaim the Gospel. He’s a saint because he followed God’s will where he was; he lived a good Christian life.

We must be constantly nourished by the greatest miracle of all: the Eucharist—the source and summit of all grace and power.

The action that best demonstrates forgiveness is love.

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.