Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Phillipians 2 6-11 for Palm Sunday. Brother Andrew Martin reminds us that today's challenging reality reflects a new normal that Jesus invites us into. Even after all this time, Br. Andrew Martin asks if we have yet become accustomed to the 'New Normal' of Christ. If we live in Christ, he accompanies us in our fear, and invites us to trust in Him. "...obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." https://friarly.com/...
Apr 06, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Rev. Br. Joseph Paul Albin, O.P. preaches during the Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. Brother Joseph Paul shares with us that we are to look for the crucified one and bow to Him. Christ is our companion in our suffering. “Truly, this was the Son of God.” https://friarly.com/
Apr 05, 2020•6 min
Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Isaiah 50: 4-7 for Palm Sunday. Brother Dominick recalls a brother who once defined for him a preacher, "A preacher stands in front of the congregation, and sets himself on fire; the people watch him burn." Br. Dominick encourages every Christian to draw closer to the Light of Christ, so that we may be set ablaze as light in the world. "...that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them." https://friarly.com/
Apr 05, 2020•6 min
Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . The Gospel exposes the scapegoating both of Christ and of so many people in our world today. Fr. Mark Wedig, O.P. points us to Christ. Christ who becomes the despised through the agony of His Passion and he is united with all those who society victimizes and abuses through violence and hatred. But it is there that violence stops. Violence stops ...
Apr 04, 2020•3 min
Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Christ asks us not merely to trust and believe in his words, but to trust in what he has done for us and what he continues to do in us in our lives today. It can be hard for us to believe mere words,, even if the words are those of Christ himself and the words of the Church. But in these moments of difficulty we are called to believe because Chr...
Apr 03, 2020•5 min
Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Rev. Brother and Deacon Christopher Johnson, O.P., has always admired Abraham. It took immense faith and courage to leave behind everything he knew to trust in God's promise. It took even greater faith to offer up his greatest treasure, his very son, to God. Yet when called, Abraham answered. In the same way the saint today, St. Francis Paola, a...
Apr 02, 2020•4 min
Daily homilies and preachings from the Dominican House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . The law of scarcity which so governs our material world has no place in the world of grace and charity. In the world, scarcity rules. But in Christ abundance is freely given. Fr. Scott O'Brien makes it clear that to hoard grace, to cut corners, and to feed each other only crumbs either of love or material goods, is disobedience to the Gospel. Je...
Apr 01, 2020•5 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Simon-Felix Michalski reminds us that a little complaining can be OK, but what happens when it becomes bitter or toxic? We begin to lose our focus and our center in Christ. In the desert the Israelites complaining becomes bitter and toxic and they lose sight of God. We are called to be faithf...
Mar 31, 2020•6 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Kevin Stephens, O.P., asks us to look at the question of fear. In both the first reading and in the Gospel passage, a woman fears for her life. We too, in our own lives, suffer from fears, both ordinary and extraordinary. But Psalm 23, our responsorial psalm, reminds us of an essential truth:...
Mar 30, 2020•5 min
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Romans 8:8-11 for the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Brother James Pierce invites us to reflect on an underlying battle that we experience: the battle against evil. Because evil is hostile to God, it attacks us instead with one weapon: avoiding unconditional love. Let us follow Christ’s example, who embraced the cross for love of us. “Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.” https://friarly.com/...
Mar 30, 2020•7 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Simon Felix Michalski, O.P., calls us to ponder what it means to live a life in the Spirit. Each of us will die and present ourselves before God, but even now on Earth we have the opportunity to participate and share in the Life and Love of the Holy Trinity. We have to called to grow pursue t...
Mar 29, 2020•6 min
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Ezekiel 37:12-14 for the Fifth Sunday in Lent. Brother James Martin exhorts us to let the Light of Christ into the darkness of our lives, and reminds us that hope can always find us. He seeks to echo Pope Francis' recent message of hope: let us invite Jesus into our lives; with Him, life never dies. "...you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and have you rise from them..."
Mar 29, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 26
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . This morning we celebrated the Mass of the Holy Spirit as we prepare for a priorial election, where we will elect our new prior (house superior). Fr. DePorres Durham, O.P., preaches, reminding us to that it is the Holy Spirit which guides and directs us. Our role is to cooperate with that Spirit ...
Mar 28, 2020•6 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Simon Felix Michalski, O.P., calls our attention to the fact that Jesus knew He would die if He went up to Jerusalem, and yet He went anyway. Why did He go? He went for love of us. Fr. Simon Felix reminds us of this, and then reminds us that we are all called to follow in His footsteps; to be...
Mar 27, 2020•4 min•Season 2Ep. 24
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Ed Ruane, O.P. calls our attention to two readings in which Moses and Jesus beg for salvation for the people they love. This message is particularly relevant to us, whose hearts are always prone to hardness. He asks us to pray hard for a second conversion, that we be drawn more deeply into th...
Mar 26, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 23
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Michael Mascari, O.P. preaches on the Annunciation through the eyes of St. Thomas Aquinas; that the Birth of Jesus was planned and executed entirely because God's love for humanity. Under God's Providence, Mary acts according to God's plan. Amazingly, as Mary was, we are also completely enfol...
Mar 25, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 21
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Fr. Scott O'Brien, O.P., prepares us for the difficulties and mixed emotions that await the people of God in the coming months; he compares the waiting difficulty to another winter, as the natural world prepares for spring. In the midst of this, he encourages us to take heart in Jesus - the templ...
Mar 24, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 21
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB. Fr. Kevin Stephens, O.P., calls our attention to the fear and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 as a reality which brings us to greater solidarity with the fear and anxiety of the past. He helps us to identify with the man who begs Jesus to heal his son, and to save his son from death. That man bel...
Mar 23, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Br. Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Ephesians 5:8-14 for the Fourth Sunday in Lent. Brother Thomas Mary draws our attention to the relationship between darkness and light. He acknowledges our current time as a time of darkness and fear, but then encourages all of us as capable of bringing light into the world in the midst of the darkness. He reminds us of St. Paul's promise that, in Jesus, we overcome all darkness. "...now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light...
Mar 23, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 19
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . Deacon Joseph Paul Albin, O.P. preached for the 4th Sunday in Lent, Laetare Sunday. In his homily, Br. Joseph Paul acknowledges the difficult times that are before us. It is easy to feel like the blind man at the beginning of the story, but he also reminds that there is a journey from darkness to...
Mar 22, 2020•6 min
Br. Carlos Salas, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 for the Fourth Sunday in Lent. Brother Carlos begins by asking us what we do in the midst of unprecedented uncertainty. He reminds us that God sees differently, more clearly than human beings. In this time of great uncertainty, he asks us to be humble before God, and to trust in Him. "Not as man sees does God see..."
Mar 21, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 17
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . This morning Fr. Ed Ruane, O.P. preached on God's great love affair with us. It is not sacrifices or offerings which God primarily desires. It is love and knowledge of Him and His ways. He does not want gifts from us if it means we don't truly love Him. The Prophet Hosea asks us to return and to ...
Mar 21, 2020•4 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. This morning Rev. Brother and Deacon Christopher Johnson preached. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . We are reminded today of the need for trust in God. In the first reading, the prophet Hosea cries out to Israel to trust in God and not to trust Assyria, or alliances, or strength of arms. In the midst of our own worries and anxie...
Mar 20, 2020•5 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. This morning Fr. Simon Felix Michalski, O.P. preached. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB . March 19 is the feast of St. Joseph the husband of Mary and the the earthly father of Christ. He is also our foster father, our defender, our protector, and our intercessor. During his life St. Joseph was a perfect model not only of humility ...
Mar 19, 2020•4 min
As promised, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have begun sharing our daily Mass preaching from our House of Studies in St. Louis, MO. This morning Fr. Michael Mascari, O.P. preached. For the daily readings to accompany these preachings see the USCCB We see both in the Scriptures today and in the Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas that the Law we Christians are under is that of the Spirit and of Charity. We are no longer under obligation, but a People of Freedom through Christ. And with this free...
Mar 18, 2020•6 min
Br. Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Romans 5: 12-19 for the First Sunday of Lent. Brother Matthew Paul invites us to consider obedience in a creative way. How accustomed are we to listening to God? Obedience is rooted in listening, and when we more successfully listen to God, we walk more in His ways. "...through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous."
Mar 02, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 for the First Sunday of Lent. Brother Dominick reminds us that without God, there can be no good, no freedom, no independence. He invites us to clear away the rubble of our lives, and find a way to trust God; either again or for the first time. He invites us to accept the friendship God offers. "Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom he had formed."...
Mar 01, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Brother Andrew Martin invites us to reflect upon our relationships with our brothers and sisters and how from these we all belong to Christ. This belonging calls us to recognize our unity in Him and to allow Christ to make holy all that we do. “all belong to you, and you to Christ, and Christ to God.” https://friarly.com/...
Feb 24, 2020•8 min
Br. Ben Keller, O.P. preaches on Sirach 15:15-20 for Vespers at the Come & See Discernment Weekend on the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Br. Ben recounts his experience from his college baseball days, and uses an example from his own life to encourage the brothers and discerners to live their lives more intentionally. He tells us that when we live our lives in Christ, we live our lives to our full potential. Only when we live in Christ, do, "Live on Purpose." "Before man are life and death, go...
Feb 16, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 10
What was St. Dominic really like? Br. Adrian McCaffery, O.P., articulates a clear and compelling vision of Dominic during our Spring 2020 Come & See retreat.
Feb 15, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
