Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches on 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 for Vespers on the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. James Martin reminds us that no experience, rhetorical ability, or human authority can make us worthy to be preachers and ministers. The only authority, the only experience that matters for us is the one Paul describes in this letter to the Corinthians: Jesus Christ, and him crucified. "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified."...
Feb 10, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches on Isaiah 58:7-10 for Vespers on the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Christ has come into the world to be light for the world; but so frequently, we do not encounter the light of Christ in the world. Br. James Pierce invites us to ask, 'Where is the Light?' The prophet Isaiah's words to Israel give today's followers of Jesus a sure path to the Light of Christ, in such a way that darkness is unable to overcome. "...light shall rise for you in the darkness, a...
Feb 09, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Br. Carlos Salas, O.P. preaches on Hebrews 2:14-18 for Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Christ became like us and speaks to us in human ways and through the Eucharist and the other Sacraments. He has given us the gift of Himself. Whether we suffer pain or rejoice in happiness, Christ is with us and is experiencing everything with us. This is our great consolation, Br. Carlos says, and we must through our prayer and lives cultivate a life of expectation as we look forward to ...
Feb 03, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Br. Matthew Paul Grote, O.P., preaches on Malachi 3: 1-4 for the Feast of the Presentation. Br. Matthew Paul challenges us to ask, "Who can truly stand in the presence of God?" He gives us a challenging message; on our own, no one of us can. But he also shares good news; Jesus IS able to stand in the presence of God, and invites us to share in His life, so that we may stand as well. Will we accept the gifts Jesus offers us to stand in His Body? "But who will endure the day of his coming? And who...
Feb 02, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In celebration of our brother, St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P., we wanted to share with you both the beautiful prayer and hymn he composed, the "Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium" which is a reflection on the beauty of the moment when the bread and wine truly become the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Also, the Dominican Order has a set of proper readings for the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, and we wanted to share one of those readings with you. This one comes from Aqui...
Jan 28, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P., preaches on 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 during Vespers for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Br. Andrew Martin asks us to put aside our 'culture of preference' and to embrace the unity that comes only from Christ. We are so used to be able to pick and choose whatever suits are fancy and so isolate ourselves into camps of liberal, conservative, traditional and progressive. Christ calls us to more, he calls us to a unity of mind and spirit. Are we willing to put aside our ...
Jan 27, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Br. Dominick Jean preaches on Isaiah 8:23-9:3 at Vespers for the Third Week of Ordinary Time. Br. Dominick calls us to consider in what we trust. Do we let the light of Jesus and his Cross touch our lives; if not, what holds us back? He shares the good news that by choosing Christ, our lives are transfigured to share in His glory. "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light..."
Jan 26, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P., preaches on Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 at Vespers for the Second Week of Ordinary Time. Br. James Pierce reminds us how persistently God has called us back to Himself despite our sins and despite our unworthiness. God calls us forth into his wonderful light, promising us everything and speaking the perfect Word which is found and made known in the Suffering Servant Jesus Christ. "The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory."...
Jan 19, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 1
As we anticipate the birth of Jesus, we have a poetic reflection from a homily by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, abbot. Narrated at St. Dominic Priory by Br. Adrian McCaffery, O.P. As found in the Liturgy of the Hours, Office of Readings, for 12/20/2019.
Dec 20, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Br. Jospeh Paul Albin, O.P. preached on how Mary shows us her humanity, but how Jesus also had her share in His Divine Life, His Divinity. We too are called to share in this Divine Life. Mary shows us the way. Dec 12, 2019
Dec 13, 2019•6 min
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Colossians 1:12-20 for the The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Br. James Martin reminds us that the Kingship of Christ, bought by his Blood on the Cross, affects each and every aspect of our lives and it is only within the Kingship of Christ that we can truly reflect and understand ourselves and our faith. No reflection is possible unless we recognize the primacy of Christ who is King of all and who holds all in H...
Nov 24, 2019•9 min
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Samuel 5: 1-3 for the The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe This week we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King, but what does it mean to have Christ as our King? Br. James Pierce shows us that even what we are imagining our King will give us, even what we desire from Him, is insufficient to what God is willing to give. We are being given more than we could hope for, so how can we be worthy of that gift? "Ki...
Nov 23, 2019•8 min
Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Malachi 3:19-20 for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The greatest threat to our spiritual lives is not pain, fear or tribulation. More than anything else, our greatest enemy is boredom and a lack of wonder. Br. Dominick reminds us of the often quiet ways which God works in our lives and asks us to live a life of radical amazement. To be spiritual, he says, is to be constantly amazed. "But for you who fear my name, there will arise the s...
Nov 16, 2019•8 min
Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Brother Andrew Martin is blunt: this life can often be tedious, humdrum and even boring and so we ask ourselves in moments of doubt: So Now What? Andrew Martin encourages us to use these moments as encounters with Christ and as encouragement for deeper conversion to the ideals and endurance which Christ calls us to give. “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love...
Nov 10, 2019•8 min
Br. Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Brother Matthew Paul invites us to read the Sacred Scriptures knowing that they contain answers to questions that we do not know yet know that we have. Then we will realize that trust in the Lord precedes all other concerns. “It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him.”
Nov 09, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Br. Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Thessalonians 1:11--2:2 for the Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Thomas Mary exhorts us to be worthy of our calling in Christ and not to be shaken by the struggles and difficulties of this world. The day is coming when all struggle will be utterly and magnificently worth it. "We ask you, brothers and sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds..."...
Nov 03, 2019•6 min
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Wisdom 11:22-12:2 for the Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. James Martin reminds us that the same God who promised to care for Israel, makes the same promise to us today. God is our loving Father, Lord of the Universe, and is ready to help us. Do we trust in him? "For you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made..."
Nov 02, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Br. Ben Keller, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18, 13-14 for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time. God is a God of justice who knows no favorites. Br. Ben invites us all to ask, "Who do I look down upon? Who do I make myself better than?" And he reminds us that just as Jesus laid down his life for us, so He laid down his life for them. "The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds..."
Oct 26, 2019•7 min
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers at the Dominican Come & See on 2 Kings 5:14-17 for the Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. James Martin preaches on the story of Naaman the Syrian, and asks if we are comfortable following his example. Are we comfortable letting go of control, and letting God work through others in our lives? For men discerning a Dominican Friar vocation, are they comfortable 'washing in new rivers of discernment?' "...I will no longer offer holoca...
Oct 13, 2019•9 min
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14 for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. James Pierce asks what it means for a Christian to remember his or her identity. How do we intentionally live out our faith in Jesus Christ? And how does our life in faith impact our relationship with those who have gone before us? "Beloved: I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God..."
Oct 06, 2019•9 min
Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Andrew Martin reminds us that the cross reveals to us the mind of God; that any present difficulty is not the end of our story. True faith requires patience, humility and trust in God. Do we settle for comfort, or seek deeper grace? "For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint..."
Oct 05, 2019•7 min
Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Timothy 6: 11-16 for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Dominick reminds us that we are loved, we are forgiven and we are called. If we believe this, we are called to respond to God: to say 'yes' to Him. "Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession..."
Sep 29, 2019•6 min
Brother Carlos Salas, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Amos 6:1A, 4-7 for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Carlos reminds us of God's omnipresence and especially of God's presence in the poor we encounter each day. Jesus Christ himself became poor for our sake. We owe it to him to sit up and take notice of God and his work among the least of us. We cannot just ignore them or walk away. "Thus says the LORD the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion!"
Sep 28, 2019•6 min
Brother Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Timothy 2:1-8 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Matthew Paul asks: are we willing to accept the invitation to ascend the 'stair-steps' of prayer? Are we resolved to live our baptism? "...that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity."
Sep 22, 2019•10 min
Brother Ben Keller, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Amos 8: 4-7 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Ben Keller asks the hard question: what do we do to get ahead instead of striving to follow after Christ? Do we trample the poor? Do we gossip about our co-workers? Or do we imitate Jesus? "Hear this, you who trample upon the needy..."
Sep 21, 2019•7 min
Brother Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Wisdom 9:13 -18B for the Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sep 07, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Br. James Martin, O.P., preaches on The Letter to the Hebrews 12:18 -19, 22-24 A for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Sep 01, 2019•7 min
