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Dominican Friars of the Province of Saint Joseph The Province of St. Joseph, founded in 1805, is one of four Dominican provinces in the United States
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The friars are members of the Order of Preachers, AKA "The Dominicans" and we are members of the Eastern Dominican Province. There are many provinces throughout the world, which together comprise the Order.

We become what we contemplate.When St. Paul directs us to focus on things which are real, and good, and true, and just, ...
10/04/2026

We become what we contemplate.

When St. Paul directs us to focus on things which are real, and good, and true, and just, and lovely—he is actually directing us to be, in our souls, made more true, made more honorable, to become more just, to become more pure.
—Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. | Encyclopedia of Catholic Theology

Visit the link in the comments to watch Fr. Cajetan's homily for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

For over 800 years, the Order of Preachers has formed men to proclaim the truth with clarity, compassion, and intellectu...
10/03/2026

For over 800 years, the Order of Preachers has formed men to proclaim the truth with clarity, compassion, and intellectual rigor. At the heart of Dominican formation is Truth—not an idea, but a Person: Jesus Christ.

From the classroom, to the pulpit, or on the street corner—Dominicans are called to preach to whomever seeks the truth. And because of your generosity, they can answer that call.

We are pleased to announce our Matching Challenge for Vocations. Every gift made by November 30 will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $300,000 by a group of generous benefactors. Will you partner with us by making your most generous gift today?

Please visit the link in comments below to learn more and donate. Thank you and may God bless you!

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels!He has given his angels charge over you to guard yo...
10/02/2026

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels!

He has given his angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways. These words should fill you with respect, inspire devotion and instill confidence; respect for the presence of angels, devotion because of their loving service, and confidence because of their protection.

And so the angels are here; they are at your side, they are with you, present on your behalf. They are here to protect you and to serve you. But even if it is God who has given them this charge, we must nonetheless be grateful to them for the great love with which they obey and come to help us in our great need.

Even though we are children and have a long, a very long and dangerous way to go, with such protectors what have we to fear? They who keep us in all our ways cannot be overpowered or led astray, much less lead us astray. They are loyal, prudent, powerful. Why then are we afraid? We have only to follow them, stay close to them, and we shall dwell under the protection of God’s heaven.
—St. Bernard of Clairvaux

10/01/2026

Every time we receive Holy Communion, we should look for new infusions of love. We should always approach the altar with confidence and fervor.

Learn about the fifth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary, the Institution of the Eucharist, in episode 11 of Into the Mysteries of the Rosary. Join Fr. James Brent, O.P. as he helps us to contemplate God’s love for us, wherever you get your podcasts.

Just a few days ago, thousands of pilgrims gathered for the fourth annual Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage in Washington, D.C...
10/01/2026

Just a few days ago, thousands of pilgrims gathered for the fourth annual Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage in Washington, D.C. As we begin the month of October—which is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary—we wanted to share a reflection by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., the Principal Preacher of this year’s Pilgrimage:

The Rosary is something truly unique and indescribably precious because more than just a form of prayer, the Rosary is a relationship. The Rosary is a dynamic experience of our sonship, of our daughtership in God and in the Blessed Mother.

Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us!

Happy Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus!If we fail to see God’s goodness and how much we rely on it, we will rely ...
10/01/2026

Happy Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus!

If we fail to see God’s goodness and how much we rely on it, we will rely on our own goodness instead. As a result, we would not dare to be humble or little. If we think our goodness is all we have, why would we let it be brought low?

Those who do not embrace the reality of God’s goodness, therefore, cannot be little. But if we embrace who God is, we will see that it does not matter how little we are. Saint Thérèse was a realist because she knew that being little means giving way to God whose goodness is greater than her own.

This turned a fretful French girl into an unstoppable saint. She happily walked along the Little Way with a view of what is most real: the good God who will make her good too. If we realize that our love depends on God’s goodness rather than our own, then our love will have no limits. Because even if we are limited, he is not.

It is no wonder, then, that St. Thérèse was able to embrace her vocation after embracing the reality of God: the vocation of being love. “At last I have found my vocation. My vocation is love. In the heart of the Church, my mother, I will be love, and then I will be all things” (Story of a Soul, ch. 9).
—Fr. Bertrand Hebert, O.P.

09/29/2026

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels!

Fr. Gabriel Torretta, O.P., encourages you to pray to St. Michael, to fight for you against the deadly powers of the enemy; to St. Gabriel, to fill you with the knowledge of God’s Word; and to St. Raphael, to heal and protect you from anything that might draw you away from Jesus Christ.

Since the 13th century, the Dominican Order has held up St. Thomas Aquinas as its greatest teacher, and we at the Domini...
09/28/2026

Since the 13th century, the Dominican Order has held up St. Thomas Aquinas as its greatest teacher, and we at the Dominican House revere him as our master—not simply out of party spirit because he was a Dominican, but above all because of the depth of his wisdom and the clarity of his teaching.

Our Dominican constitutions affirm that, by our study, we are drawn into the contemplative life as we ponder the wisdom of God. Sacred study also equips us for the doctrinal service of the Church, so that we can proclaim the Gospel to the world.

In his many works, he exhorts his students to pursue this highest wisdom, with all of their strength and with every resource of their minds. That is, he exhorts us today, he exhorts you: pursue the wisdom of God, make it your most precious treasure, let it guide every action of your life. Or, to put it another way, seek above all to know and to love God who is eternal Wisdom.
—Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

Visit the link in the comments below to read more.

Virtue is that which makes us and our actions both good.Sin, evil, vice, are not so much broken rules, but they are cont...
09/27/2026

Virtue is that which makes us and our actions both good.

Sin, evil, vice, are not so much broken rules, but they are contradictions to the order of things. When we are good, when we are virtuous, we are able to be happy.
—Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. | Encyclopedia of Catholic Theology

Visit the link in the comments below to watch Fr. Cajetan's homily for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church!Some people are so si...
09/03/2026

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church!

Some people are so simple that they do not know what uprightness is. Theirs is not the true simplicity of the innocent: they are as far from that as they are far from rising to the virtue of uprightness.

As long as they do not know how to guard their steps by walking in uprightness, they can never remain innocent merely by walking in simplicity. This is why St Paul warns his disciples I hope that you are also wise in what is good, and innocent of what is bad but also Brothers, you are not to be childish in your outlook, though you can be babies as far as wickedness is concerned.

Thus Christ our Truth enjoins his disciples with the words Be cunning as serpents and yet as harmless as doves [Mat. 10:16]. In giving them this admonition, he had to join the two together, so that both the simplicity of the dove might be instructed by the craftiness of the serpent, and the craftiness of the serpent might be tempered by the simplicity of the dove.

So then: when Job is said to have feared God, it is rightly related that he also shunned evil. Fear comes first and charity follows later; and when that has happened, the offense which is left behind in the mind is trodden underfoot by the desires of the heart.
—St. Gregory the Great | Excerpt from "An Extensive Consideration of Moral Questions"

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