Mr. Rick Danner, O.P.

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We Welcome fr. Thomas Condon, OP, our new Prior Provincial!

Our prayers and well wishes are with fr. Condon, OP as he begins his term as our new Prior Provincial.  Here is a short biography from “Dominican Life, USA” Fr. Tom Condon, OP, is the pastor of St. Peter Church, Memphis, TN. He formerly served as student master for St. Martin Province of the Dominicans …

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Yes–it may be Lent, but we still need to laugh!

After all, Dominicans are the Laughing Friars!

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Sometimes Being a Dominican Means Working Like a Franciscan . . .

We all know the story.  God directed St Francis to rebuild his Church.  Francis mistakenly thought that God was directing him to rebuild the fallen down church of San Damiano, and so he set out to rebuild the church of San Damiano stone by stone. On 22 August, the Queenship of Mary, I was blessed …

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T Minus 5 Days and Counting . . .

Dominican Crosses and Pins have been ordered and have arrived.  Scapulars–everyday small and Formal Dress–are sewn and ready to go.  The Rule and Directory are copied and bound for distribution.  Liturgy scripts have been copied and bound.  Dry runs of the Rites have been gone over with the celebrant and the choir master, who is …

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One Crazy Month . . .

August can be a crazy month for Dominicans.  We roll into the month with the Feast of the Transfiguration on the 6th immediately followed by the Patronal Solemnity of our father Dominic on the 8th.  Then, a week later it’s the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, followed by the Queenship of Mary, St Rose of …

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