Educating Preachers of Truth in Charity.

Tuesday March, 21

Lenten Joy

"We find ourselves this Lenten week surrounded by a trifecta of celebratory days—this is odd. Shouldn’t we be dour? Shouldn’t we be occupied with doing penance and mourning for our sins? Were not those ashes to set us on a path of dismal gloom until the great Easter Proclamation brings it to a happy end?..."

Friday March, 17

God’s Suffering Shepherds

"It does not take a genius to figure out that God has a thing for shepherds. From Abel to Jacob, Moses to David, and Amos to the shepherds of Bethlehem..."

Monday March, 06

Professor Jonathan Lunine

McDonald Agape Visiting Scholar

Friday January, 27

God at Rock Bottom

"The very idiom hitting rock bottom indicates a hopeful reality."

Tuesday January, 24

Everything Pertains to Love

"The word 'love' is cheap..."

Friday January, 20

Remedy For a Common Evil

"Abortion remains the most contentious moral debate of our time..."

Thursday January, 05

Resquiescat in Pace: Pope Benedict XVI

"...the last sentiment he articulated as he was fading from this world into the next was a simple profession of love for Jesus Christ."

Friday December, 16

Now That’s What I Call Advent

"Love it or hate it, Christmas music is perennially around."

Monday November, 28

The Moral Minute: Audio Reflections by Fr. Petri

Friday November, 11

Alumni Video Testimonials

Hear from our inspiring alumni

Friday November, 11

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

A veteran's day reflection.

Tuesday October, 25

A Video Tour of the Dominican House of Studies

Join the Teller Brothers on a virtual tour!

Monday October, 17

An Autumnal Fascination with Satan

"In this cozy and creepy season, our spiritual battles are not against Satan alone."

Tuesday October, 11

Sanctuary Lamp

"Next to each tabernacle reserving the Blessed Sacrament, there burns a steady flame, sometimes white, sometimes red, but always communicating the same thing: Jesus Christ—body, blood, soul, and divinity—dwells here."

Friday October, 07

A Reliable Aid in Every Age

"HELP AMERICA PRAY THE ROSARY"

Tuesday October, 04

God the Chess Master?

"Many people think about God’s will in a manner similar to [a] chess game. Thankfully, this is not how God’s will works in the human person."

Friday September, 23

Eucharistic Concomitance and the Resurrection

"We know by faith that Jesus Christ, the eternal Word with his assumed human nature whole, resplendent, and never more alive, now dwells forever in the glory to which he calls us."

Tuesday September, 13

The Meaning of Life

No, it’s not 42.

Wednesday September, 07

A Piazza and an Apartment

" Saint Teresa of Calcutta watches over her daughters and, in a special way, the poorest of the poor."

Friday September, 02

A Consuming Fire

"Fire is both of immense benefit to us, and yet, in many ways, beyond our comprehension"

Tuesday August, 23

Unless Ye Become like Puppies

"Like loyal hounds, we should trust in God’s care of us, delight in following his will, and persevere in service to him, despite our distractions and worries."

Friday August, 19

Ad Iesum per Dominicum

"True Devotion to Saint Dominic"

Friday August, 12

What is Joy?

"Joy can feel much like sorrow, except that those who have tasted Joy will want, more than anything, to be struck by it again."

Tuesday August, 09

Surprised by Playfulness

The “laughter-stirring miracle”.

Friday August, 05

Soulful Songs for Sunny Days

"Ultimate fulfillment in God can be seen in all of the people we meet—even when they themselves have not yet fully realized it."

Tuesday August, 02

On the Threshold of Heaven in Hawthorne

"Even—indeed, especially—at death’s door, we are loved by an eternal love made cruciform"

Wednesday July, 20

My Grace is Sufficient for You

“All of this is because a fisherman died here”

Friday May, 28

God is Not Far From Us

Pause for a minute and consider God. Where does your mind take you?

Wednesday October, 20

So Much Time and So Little to Do

"We have so much time and so little to do!” “Strike that! Reverse it!” So says Willy Wonka.

Monday October, 11

Spiritual Hunger

This happened when I was a child, and because of it, the Gospel story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand has always struck a special cord in my heart.

Friday February, 25

Offering it up for Others

When faced with suffering, we can do one of two things.

Wednesday December, 08

She Who Received

What we are apart from God is an abyss of nothingness. The more we retreat from God to follow our own whims and desires, the lesser and lesser we become.

Monday February, 22

Why the Chair of Saint Peter Will Never Break

That promise of Christ holds good for all the popes from Peter to Francis. Their ability to steady the faith of others doesn’t depend on the strength of their own wisdom but on the word of Christ.