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Bro Chukwunonye Osunwoke

The First Nigerian Dominican, Bro Chukwunonye Osunwoke goes home

The Province of St. Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana has lost its very first Nigerian Dominican, Brother Chukwunonye Linus Osunwoke, O.P., popularly known as Brother Nonye, aged 85...
The Dominican Friars and Civil Engagement

The Dominican Friars and Civil Engagement

The Dominican Friars are no stranger to public debate of contested ideas. Among medieval scholastics, disputations on contentious questions often took place before large crowds and...
Fr Benoît (Bernard) Montagnes (1924-2018)

Fr Benoît (Bernard) Montagnes, OP (1924-2018)

Born on the 17th of December 1924 in Toulouse, Bernard Montagnes joined the Order of Preachers in this same city seventy-five years ago at the age of 18. At the end of his novitiate,...
Lent is for Lovers

Lent is for Lovers

The Dominican Friars of St. Gertrude Parish in Cincinnati, OH have developed a unique preaching program for the season of Lent: Lent Is For Lovers. Drawing on the coincidence of Ash...
“Jesus was led into the wilderness…”: Reflection of fr Blake Crossley on the novitiate experience

“Jesus was led into the wilderness…”: Reflection of fr Blake Crossley on the novitiate experience

On Saturday 27th January, after a five day silent retreat, I was clothed with the habit of the Dominicans, officially commencing my year as a novice. St Paul says in his letter the...
Why does the Pope celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at Santa Sabina?

Why does the Pope celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at Santa Sabina?

In a tradition dating back to the fourth century, the Pope will spend Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, currently the worldwide headquarters of the Order of Preachers....
A ‘Dominican moment’

A ‘Dominican moment’

​Stay faithful, and God will take care of the rest. If there’s a lesson to be learned from a recent uptick in vocations to the Dominican priesthood and religious life, that...
Dominican Friars Invite You to Journey with Them This Lent

Dominican Friars Invite You to Journey with Them This Lent

The Dominican friars of the Central Province invite you to journey with them through Lent via their latest publication, GROWING IN FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD: DISCOVERING THE JOY OF LENT (New...
Restoration of Choir Vault and Apse in the Dominican Basilica, Valletta, Malta

Restoration of Choir Vault and Apse in the Dominican Basilica, Valletta, Malta

The ancient feast of Candlemas was a special one for the Dominican Community in Valletta, the capital of Malta which also holds the title of European City of Culture throughout 2018...
Dominican Liturgical Foundation Center Krakow, caring for the beauty of the liturgy

Dominican Liturgical Foundation Center Krakow, caring for the beauty of the liturgy

Four countries, 350 workshops participants, 200 people on retreat, a few thousand website followers and festival recipients – the Dominican Liturgical Center works for the Church...
 

 


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