[Fr. Augustine Hilander, OP entered the Dominican Order in the Western Dominican Province in 2000. He was ordained a priest in 2008. He is chaplain to the University Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  These past few years, he has served as parochial vicar at St. Dominic’s Church, San Francisco. Fr. Augustine is also the Promoter of the Holy […]

What would the Blessed Virgin say about the Name of Jesus? by Fr. Augustine Hilander, O.P.   The Name of Jesus was first spoken by the angel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary. His Name came down from heaven along with the promise that Jesus would be “great, the Son of the Most High, sitting on the throne […]

Fr. Joseph Sergott, O.P., Director – July-August 2018, Vol 71, No 4 – A Publication of the Western Dominican Province INTERCESSION: AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH by Fr. Joseph Sergott, OP Intercession is a part of everyday Christian life—but do we fully understand it? What does it mean to intercede on another’s behalf and who is capable […]