Touching the Untouchables
Filed under: PreachingBr. Michael James' preachingfor Vespers on Saturday, February 11, based on the first reading from Mass on Sunday:Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46.Categories: Vespers...
View ArticleDivine Healing in the Divine Liturgy
Filed under: PreachingThe Liturgy is the place par excellence to receive healing from the Divine Physician. Encounter Jesus in the liturgical preaching by Rev. Br. Emmanuel Taylor at the Sunday Mass on...
View ArticleThe Labor Pains of our New Birth
Filed under: PreachingBr. Chris' preaching on 1 Peter 1:3-5, for Vespers on Sunday, February 19, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingLentMediaTags: BaptismPenanceSuffering
View ArticleToday is the Day of Salvation
Filed under: PrayerPreachingBr. Brad's Vespers preaching on Sunday, February 26, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingSpiritualityDominican spiritualityMediaTags: SanctityProcrastinationVicesHoliness
View ArticleTo Dust You Shall Return
Filed under: Common LifeView the full imageAt the grave of fr. Lawrence Jagoe, O.P."Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return."These are, of course, the words proclaimed during the reception...
View ArticleAeneas' Gods and Ours
Filed under: PreachingBr. Peter Hannah's preaching on 1 Corinthians 1:22-25, during Vespers on Saturday, March 10, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingThe CrossMediaTags: PaganismFoolishness of the Cross
View ArticleRun So As To Win
Filed under: PreachingBr. Michael James' reflection on 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, for Vespers on March 11, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingMediaTags: St. Paul
View ArticleThe Sounds of Lent
Filed under: PrayerCommon LifeIf you regularly attend our prayers at St. Albert's, then you probably have noticed some musical changes each time we enter a new liturgical season. Each season has its...
View ArticleThe One and the Many: A Royal Priesthood, a Chosen People
Filed under: PreachingThe preaching of Br. Chris on 1 Peter 2:9-10, for Vespers on Saturday, April 14, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingChurchMediaTags: IndividualismUniqenessMission
View ArticleOf One Heart and Mind
Filed under: PreachingBr. Christopher's preaching on Acts 4:32-35, for Vespers on April 15, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingMediaTags: Early ChurchSt. Peter MartyrActs
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and... the Best
Filed under: PrayerPreachingBr. Brad's preaching from Vespers on April 28, 2012.Categories: Vespers preachingMediaVowsDominican spiritualitySpiritualityTags: DistractionsPrayerPsalmsVows
View ArticleFr. Emmanuel's Ordination & First Mass - May 2012
Filed under: Common LifeThis past Saturday, May 26, we celebrated the ordination our Dominican brother, Fr. Emmanuel Francis Taylor, OP, to the priesthood at St. Dominic's Church, San Francisco. On...
View ArticleWho is Jesus?
Filed under: PreachingStudyOn 13 June 2012, I gave the Dominican Forum presentation at St. Dominic's Parish in Eagle Rock California. The topic of the talk entitled, "Who is Jesus?" was on the nature...
View ArticleWhy the Catholic Church?
Filed under: PreachingOn July 25th I gave a presentation at St. Dominic's Church in Eagle Rock entitled, "why the Catholic Church?". Below is a link to the talk. This presentation followed a...
View ArticleMcKenzie Bridge 2012 Photos
Filed under: Common LifeHere are some photos from our time at St. Benedict's Lodge in McKenzie Bridge, OR, where the student brothers gather every August for our annual vacation. Some of these photos...
View ArticleSurrender and Bend Low
Filed under: Preaching"Humility is one of the most difficult of virtues both to attain and to ascertain," Bl. Cardinal Newman reminds us in The Idea of aUniversity. So how how does one grow in...
View ArticleWe Preach Christ Crucified
Filed under: PreachingBelow is a recording of Br. Chris' preaching for Vespers on Saturday, September 14, 2013, the Feast of the Exultation of the Cross. The preaching is on the reading from 1...
View ArticleThe Mercy of God
Filed under: PreachingIn this preaching from Sunday Vespers on September 15, 2013, I ask what made St. Paul such a great preacher, as part of a reflection on 1 Timothy 1:12-17.Categories: MediaTags:...
View ArticleHoly to the Core
Filed under: PreachingWe're not bad people, right? Compared with the people described by the prophet Amos, we're veritable angels! But what really lurks within the depths of our hearts? Are we really...
View ArticleConnecting Threads
Filed under: PreachingIt’s always been fascinating to me how many people we never get a chance to meet in our lifetime. Hint: It’s a really large number! Today, however, this number is significantly...
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