31 August 2013

Seamus Heaney: R.I.P.

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The great Irish poet, Seamus Heaney , died yesterday.  R.I.P. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995, Heaney's first book, ...
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30 August 2013

But will they try the haggis?

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Those Nashville Dominican Sisters are popping up in the oddest places. . . SCOTLAND! Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen has welcomed the ...
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Blackfriar Films!

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29 August 2013

We forget the lessons of history. . .to our peril.

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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, visited the Dachau concentration camp and pledged, "Never again." Glad to hear that.  ...

Dominican Sisters. . .

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Another great Dominican story! This time the sisters get the spotlight. . .specifically, the Mater Eucharistiae Dominican Sisters of ...
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The Shrinking Ample Friar

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Some good news. . . I've lost 12lbs. since the second week of July! My plan: no carbs at breakfast or lunch. Regular meal w/o des...
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26 August 2013

Dominicans at Work: the Western Province

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A few weeks ago, Jeff Mirus of Catholic Culture posted a good article on the Dominican friars of the Eastern Province (USA) .  He follow...

Participation in the Apostolic Witness

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A reminder to all the Preaching Clergy in the Church out there from the U.S. bishops:   Preaching is nothing less than a participatio...

Mendicant Gratitude

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A big Mendicant Thanks to the generous soul who sent me copies of Paul Helm's books, Faith with Reason and Faith & Reason .  Thes...
24 August 2013

That gate ain't gettin' any wider. . .

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NB. Mass with the seminary community tomorrow morning, so here's a Vintage Fr. Philip Homily from 2007. The podcast link still works, ...
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23 August 2013

New class

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Great!   Got word this morning that I'll be teaching a class on the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the pre-theologians at NDS...
22 August 2013

Coffee Cup Browsing (Insomnia Edition)

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More union hand-wringing over ObamaCare .  Shudda thought of that back in '09, guys!  Welfare a better deal than a job. GOP Guv, Ch...
21 August 2013

St Louis Cathedral Mass/Mendicancy

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Celebrated Mass this morning at St Louis Cathedral with retired New Orleans archbishop Alfred Hughes . The new seminarians -- all 27 ...
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"Devote oneself to [preaching] with love"

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I'm collecting selections from ecclesial documents on preaching for the homiletics students.  Here's one from Pope Paul VI...
20 August 2013

Thanks!

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My Dominican Mendicant Thanks to the kind soul who sent me The End of Apologetics . I will have a chance to make use of this book very, ...