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Friar Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo (popularly known as Frei Betto) has just received the UNESCO/José Martí award for 2013. This is in recognition of his...
As we prepare to celebrate our 800th anniversary Jubilee, it is easy for an Order as old as ours, with its history and having suffered the vagaries of time and circumstance, to feel...
Each week, a Dominican member of the Province of St. Joseph’s Preaching Advisory Board prepares this Preacher’s Sketchbook in anticipation of the upcoming Sunday Mass. The...
The question of the use of images in the worship of God is one which pre-dates the coming of Christ: the First Commandment forbids the making of ‘a graven image, or any likeness...
A kid tells another: “Happy New Year.” The other replies, “Happy New Year to you, too,” and adds, “By the way, what is happiness?” For us...
This Epiphany, fr Timothy Radliffe reflects on the Magi who exemplify our fundamental human quest for Jesus who is the Truth: "Without their own wisdom, they would never have set...
On this the Octave Day of Christmas we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. How often we Christians use that title and with such ease. It slips of the tongue or greets us on...
Christmas is over. It’s time to get prepared for the next national Holy Day of Consumer Obligation: Valentine’s Day. This, at least, is the message I get from the world...
Catholics that follow political, social, and cultural trends have seen many defeats in the last few years: the approval of same sex “marriage” in several states, the loss...
