Light and Life – May-June 2019, Vol 72, No 3 – A Publication of the Western Dominican Province   The Importance of Intimacy By Br. John Winkowitsch, O.P.   [Br. John Winkowitsch, OP was born and raised in Cut Bank, MT. A convert to the Catholic faith, Br. John was baptized during his freshman year […]

Light and Life – Mar-April 2019, Vol 72, No 2 – A Publication of the Western Dominican Province   A Mystery in Mysteries By Fr. Bryan Kromholtz, O.P.   [Fr. Bryan Kromholtz, O.P., entered the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (Western U.S.A.) in 1992 and was ordained in 2000. In 2008, he earned a […]

Light and Life – Jan-Feb 2019, Vol 72, No 1 – A Publication of the Western Dominican Province   Virtues By Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P.   [Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P., from Ellensburg, Washington, entered the Western Dominican Province in 2011 after having received his B.A. in Philosophy from Gonzaga University. After receiving his S.T.B. from l’Institut […]

Light and Life – Nov-Dec 2018, Vol 71, No 6 – A Publication of the Western Dominican Province [Dominican Friar Chris Eggleton, O.P. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and was influenced greatly by the Dominican priests and brothers at St. Louis Bertrand Parish. Growing up with the prayer of the Holy Rosary, Fr. Chris professed his vows in 1983 […]

Light and Life – Sept-Oct 2018, Vol 71, No 5 – A Publication of the Western Dominican Province When we pray the Holy Rosary, that prayer given to St. Dominic by the Blessed Virgin Mary and passed down to us through the ages, we enter into the mysteries of the Life of Jesus Christ and his Mother. At […]

By Fr. Peter Hannah, O.P. Before I entered the Dominican Order, I recall a number of conversations with friends and acquaintances who felt comfortable enough with me to ask a burning question. It went something along the lines of, “So, as a priest, you won’t be able to…have sex, right?” My “no” response was usually […]

By Fr. Michael J. Dodds, O.P. “GOD IS LOVE” (1 John 4: 16) In this brief sentence, St. John summarizes our Christian faith. All the ponderings of theologians through all the ages flow from this single truth. God is an eternal communion of love – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Divine love is the source […]

By Father Reginald Martin, O.P. THE TEACHING CHURCH At the turn of the last century, a member of the English Dominican Province published an insightful volume he named Meditations for Layfolk. In one of these reflections he observes, The Church that Christ came to found was to teach truth. By that single sentence alone can […]

By Father Reginald Martin, O.P. THE “ONE” CHURCH, REVISITED In our last reflection, we considered the unity that characterizes the Catholic Church. We observed that the Church is called to be the visible sign, on earth, of the Blessed Trinity. Like the Persons of the Trinity, who retain their individual character, while joined as one, […]

By Father Reginald Martin, O.P. UNITY: A DREAM LOST TO SIN In the liturgy for the Vigil of Pentecost, the book of Genesis describes a time when humankind spoke one language, and everyone knew the meanings of every word. In our pride we built a tower we said would reach into the heavens, but God […]