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DISCERNING GOD’S WORD
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800 Years of Dominican Legacy
August 25, 2020 / Featured
It all began 800 years ago with a light shining in the darkness of confusion and false reality. St. Dominic had a hope for humanity, founded upon a Presence that was certain. This Presence of God needed to be known so humanity would be free to see Truth. As the Gospel of John applies Psalm 69:9 to the impassioned Christ, “zeal for your house will consume me,”
Engaging in a Spirit of Totality and Joy
August 8, 2020 / Featured / News
Saint Dominic was a man moved by his engagement with reality. The Albigensian heresy ran strong in St. Dominic’s time, teaching that things of the physical world – material and created things – were evil and corrupt. It went so far as to devalue the humanity of Christ and the holiness of the sacraments, as they too were considered physical realities.
Enter into the Mystery of Holy Week with the Sisters
April 8, 2020 / Featured
We are all living through a time of deep suffering in today’s world. As Catholics, we experience the Cross in a unique way this year as so many are deprived of […]
Spousal Solemnities: St. Joseph & the Annunciation
March 24, 2020 / Featured
Every March, two spousal solemnities fall amid the penitential season of Lent. The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary on March 19 and The Solemnity of the […]
Twin Celebrations!
February 4, 2020 / Featured
Celebrating the Fourth Joyful Mystery…. and Four Joyful Foundresses The Fourth Joyful Mystery:The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple In January 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted the World […]
Please join us in praying for the protection of all unborn children
January 21, 2020 / Featured
January 22, the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, is designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as a day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal […]
4 Reasons to Have a Merry Christmas
December 17, 2019 / Featured
God the Father destined us in love to be His sons and daughters through Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. The Mission of Jesus Christ is summed up in: The […]
A Mother for All People
December 11, 2019 / Featured
Jesus’ miraculous Conception, which we celebrate at the feast of the Annunciation on March 25, is oftentimes confused with the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
Thanksgiving: A Foreshadow of Heaven
November 27, 2019 / Featured
To partake in true thanksgiving is to have a glimpse into our eternal life in Heaven. There, surrounded by our family of saints, we will spend eternity giving praise and […]
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