Blessed Easter to you! A few weeks ago, I was speaking with Deacon Dan, and he gave me this lovely handout about how to live the resurrection in a daily way. Being that we are in the midst of our Paschal … Continue reading
Blessed Easter to you! A few weeks ago, I was speaking with Deacon Dan, and he gave me this lovely handout about how to live the resurrection in a daily way. Being that we are in the midst of our Paschal … Continue reading
Blessed Easter to you! For my own spiritual growth, I prefer to evaluate how my Lent usually goes. And in evaluating my Lenten Season during prayer, I came across this significant, albeit dark, thought: One of the most invigorating and … Continue reading
The parking lot is perhaps the most dangerous place on St Dominic’s property. Especially on Sunday mornings. Cars trying to battle for a spot, children running towards their sugar high at Coffee Minute, the Novices greeting everyone, me trying to … Continue reading
This may sound counterintuitive, but I believe some of the freest thinking happens within constraints. And I am not the only one who thinks this way. A few years ago, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Food Network star Ina Garten … Continue reading
This is a first for me. This is the first time, really, that I have received real feedback from a homily that I have given here, at St Dominic’s. As I had said before, the usual feedback most priests or … Continue reading
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When … Continue reading
Christ is Risen. Truly he is Risen. We all have days when everything we do turns to ash. The morning starts late and we struggle to catch up, the afternoon brings fresh frustration and aggravation; by the end of the … Continue reading
Guest Post: Simon Berry Continuing their work with Scotland’s most prominent living composer, and lay Dominican, James MacMillan, O.P., the Schola Cantorum present the third of his Strathclyde Motets on Pentecost Sunday. The Schola’s uniquely warm and graceful sound is well-suited to MacMillan’s … Continue reading
Within my first days at Stanford, I had discovered something. Almost universally, every student at Stanford University has a plan. Graduate in four years, two years for a Masters, a doctorate, perhaps, work in the industry, create something amazing, then … Continue reading
Our culture is once more letting its Christianity show when Safeway puts Easter Eggs and chocolate Easter Bunnies on sale. For a very simple reason, Easter Eggs and Easter Bunnies are a wonderful and profound Easter Symbol—if we allow it … Continue reading