This weekend our Master of Novices, Fr. Anthony Rosevear, O.P., will preach and introduce the eight novices who have been in residence at St. Dominic’s this past year. I am happy to announce that all eight novices have been approved … Continue reading
On Canal Street, there is a bunch of people who help you wreak revenge on your enemies. After the very good, and very necessary, dim sum business/lunch, we had to take the tram back to take us to our next … Continue reading
St. Augustine’s preaching eloquence is legendary. Always quotable, St. Augustine was a master of bringing the Scriptures alive in his passionate, if lengthy, sermons. One of his most famous (and succinct!) sermons focuses on today’s Gospel of Christ stilling the … Continue reading
I have this ritual on preaching weekends. St Dominic’s has the practice of having one preacher for the entire English Sunday Mass rotation. Though we gather weekly to have lectio divina to share our thoughts on the upcoming texts, there … Continue reading
“To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the … Continue reading
Compared to other places in which Tricia had served, she constantly has told me that Hong Kong contains the most courteous people. After this incident, she could be right. Being that we did not have consistent car access, we oftentimes … Continue reading
O sacred banquet in which Christ becomes our food. The memory of his passion is celebrated, the soul is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. These simple yet powerful words are taken from … Continue reading
So last week, you’ll remember that I had literally walked into concelebrating a Mass in Cantonese with the Dominican Friars of the Holy Rosary Province at Rosaryhill in Hong Kong Island. Usually, it would take me the better part of … Continue reading
