May is the Month of Mary

La chanson des anges/The Song of the Angels by William Bouguereau (1825-1905) Oil on canvas, 1881 84 x 60 inches (213.4 x 152.4 cm) Private Collection In May, we honor our Blessed Mother of our Lord. Thanks to Sacred Heart Media Productions, here’s a canonical tribute to Mary: Hat tip to Faith and Family

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The Mighty Macs – Our Lady of Victory

In honor of today’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, here’s a look at the new movie The Mighty Macs. This is the story of how the Immaculata Mighty Macs took the championship at the first national woman’s college basketball tournament ever. Immaculata went on to win three consecutive national basketball tournaments from 1972 to 1974. The [...]

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Architecture 101: 1400 Years as a Catholic Church

Thanks to Thomas Peters at American Papist, here is a great video of a Mass held last year at a church in Rome. But this is not just any church, and not just any occasion. This is a Solemn High Mass celebrated in the Pantheon of Rome to celebrate the 1400th anniversary of its consecration [...]

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A Lenten Adventure from Holy Heroes

“It’s fun! It’s free! It’s easy for your mom, hey!” And it’s not a surprise that there’s a Dominican involved! Hat tip to Patrick Madrid

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Now for Something Completely Different: A Jesuit Joke

“A Franciscan, a Dominican, and a Jesuit go on a fishing cruise. . . “ As told by Father Jim Martin, S.J.: A tip of the ol’ biretta to the dotMagis blog

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The Fourth of August: The Feast of St. Dominic

From The Martyrology of the Sacred Order of Friars Preachers: The Fourth Day of August At Bologna, our most holy Father St. Dominic, confessor and founder of the Order of Friars Preachers. He was most illustrious, being distinguished by nobility of birth, sanctity and learning. Until death he preserved without stain his virginity and by [...]

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It’s Great To Be Part of a Universal Church!

Father Kevin, O.P. attended the Papal Mass in Israel today. In reading his description on the Shrewd Fish blog, I was struck by the broad international flavor of the event described by Father Kevin: An American Dominican studying sacred scripture in Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at a French school in Jerusalem Israel, travels to see [...]

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Bishop Fulton J. Sheen on What’s My Line

From ABC Network, broadcast 21 October 1956: Notice how Dorothy Kilgallen kisses his ring at the end. Hat tip to Father Ryan Humphries at Thoughts & Ruminations

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The Gifts of the Catholic Church

Fr. Barron shares a great video about understanding the Catholic Church, its many gifts, and its relation to other Christians.

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PBS does a positive feature on Dominican Sisters

PBS does a positive feature on Dominican Sisters – No, Really! As part of PBS’ Religion and Ethics News Weekly series, Betty Rollins delivers a great view of the Nashville Dominican Sisters. Some of these sisters are teaching in the Archdiocese of Denver at St. Vincent de Paul parish school. After hanging out with them [...]

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