Reflections

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

On McKenzie Bridge

Br. Joseph Mary Do

St. Benedict’s Lodge, on the shores of the McKenzie River at the crossroads of McKenzie Bridge is an awesome place for retreat and recollection for the Brothers during the last few weeks of the Sumer. It is considered a temporary refuge where the Brothers come together to get a boost of energy, getting ready for the upcoming school year. Fortunately enough, as part of the continuing formation,

Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Prospect of the Vowed Life

Br. Peter Junípero Hannah

Bishop Sheen once pointed out that Christ’s life differed from every other man’s in this: that he did not walk this earth primarily to live, but to die. Every moment in Our Lord’s life involved a looking forward to that moment when he would reconcile the world to himself through the shedding of his blood, when he would take the devil’s most fearsome weapon—death—and defeat him by submitting to

Monday, June 18, 2007

Love Thy Neighbor

Br. Corwin Low

As Dominicans in religious formation, we take on ministries throughout the year. The opportunities open to us are as varied as there are people. Some have opted for teaching ministries, others have been apostolic. For our spring and summer session Br. Joseph and I opted to help out at St. Anne’s Home, a retirement home for the elderly poor, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. To tell you the

Friday, May 11, 2007

Thy Face, Lord, Do I Seek

Br. Peter Junípero Hannah

To follow Jesus is to undertake a journey of faith, a , exacting, trying, tremendous journey. All of us are called to this, and religious and priests in a particularly undivided way. I want to point out an aspect of three of Our Lord’s resurrection appearances which illustrate the dynamics of a vocation – of undertaking this journey – in a rather remarkable way. But I want to approach it from

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Vocation Story

Br. Justin Martyr Gable

Dominicans are called to preach the Word of God. This skill is not obtained via osmosis—it takes time and patience. Most of all, it requires practice! In November of 2006 we novices filmed ourselves giving a reflection on our call to the Dominican Order as well as to the priesthood. As a first run, most of them were a bit on the shaky side. Br. Justin’s turned out to be the most polished.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Personal Identity

Br. Joseph Mary Do

Does clay have a particular identity, or does it have a general one? Clay cannot just form itself, as if it can will itself into whatever shape or object. It requires an agent, i.e. molding hands from outside of itself to act upon it. The best it can do is to be itself and make itself ready to receive the help. Each one of us novices is this clay. We are gathered together under one roof, at the