Dear sisters, dear brothers, The full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine has continued for over four years. Every new anniversary of its beginning has been filled with the hope that it might be the last year of war. Unfortunately, the long-awaited peace still seems distant. Father Misha showed me a picture taken in Fastiv during the Mass celebrated at the…
Dominican Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe speaks to Vatican News about his ongoing visit to Ukraine, and the importance of prayer and Christian hope in times of conflict. By Fr. Mariusz Krawiec, SSP Dominican Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe is visiting war-torn Ukraine in order to express his support and solidarity to the local Church, and the communities of the Order of Preachers. He…
JERUSALEM – As new violence erupted in the Middle East, a Dominican friar in Jerusalem was releasing a book on the Holy City as a place of peace. The book, Gerusalemme: Un cuore di pace, by fr. Olivier Catel, OP, has just appeared in Italian. A member of the Dominican community at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem,…
JERUSALEM — As the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran early Saturday, the Dominican friars of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem received a government alert during morning prayer directing them to take shelter. “So to make it short, to make short a long story, this morning we received an alert just getting out of the…
Dear sisters and dear brothers, In 2024, when we met at the Christmas table in the Center of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Fastiv, the pope’s almoner from the Vatican who was there with us, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, expressed his hope that it would be the last Christmas of the war. Unfortunately, this year again, we celebrated Christmas…
Reconciling Memories – Shaping a New Future: The Experience of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland As the war in Ukraine continues to cause profound suffering, displacement, and loss, the Dominican Family is invited to reflect on how our tradition of preaching can contribute to healing and reconciliation. In this spirit, the Dominican Family will host a webinar on 16…
