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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.

John the Baptist is sent by God to prepare us, to give us the bitter medicine, the boiling in the base, that we need in order to cook properly.

From its inception, our Order has embodied an extraordinary mission: the apostolic ministry of preaching. To truly be apostolic, this mission required not just inspiration, but also the approval and blessing of the successors of Peter, an essential mark of ecclesial authority in the Church.

In Advent, we anticipate Christ’s Second Coming by examining our life and seeing what needs to be changed.

We’re used to thinking about waiting alongside ideas like patience, endurance, and suffering. But what about joy?

Dear Lord…For the first time in my life everything is absolutely perfect the way it is. So here’s the deal: you freeze everything as it is and I won’t ask for anything more.

Advent is about making room for Christ, about preparing the way as John the Baptist did, for the coming of our savior.

Are we prepared to follow the path of righteousness and allow God to be the Just Judge?

We look forward to what’s ahead: the remembrance of His birth and His dwelling among us. To welcome Him into our life even more, it is helpful to take this final week to make a thorough examination of conscience and ask the Lord to help us notice His presence with us through it all.

It is Advent, a time of welcoming the Incarnate Word in our midst. What question is Jesus asking you today?