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Dominicans Celebrate 500 Years in the Americas

Fr. Brian Pierce, O. P., a friar of our Province, wrote a very timely reflection as mark the 500th anniversary of the first Dominicans in the Americas. His essay Seeing, Touching and Speaking the Truth: First Dominicans in the Americas, provides a wonderful resource on the impact of that first group of Spanish Dominican friars upon their arrival on the island of La Española – today Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Click here to download a PDF copy of his essay.

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Watch the 2009 Vestition Ceremony

On the morning of August 22, 2009 the Chapel at Saint Albert the Great Priory and Novitiate in Irving, Texas was filled with friars, members of the Dominican Family, friends and family members. They gathered to pray the Office of Lauds (Morning Prayer) and attend the reception and vestition of our four candidates into the Novitiate.

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Spring 2010 Vocation Weekend

When you first come to realize God may be calling you to serve Him as a priest or brother, it sometimes feels as though you're the only person in the world with a vocation. The Dominican Experience Weekend (DEW) provides an opportunity for you to join with other men discerning a vocation and explore religious and Dominican life on a deeper level. Our Spring 2009 Vocation Weekend is scheduled for February 26 - 28, 2010.

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