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Shown below are additional links that may help you plan and prepare your Preaching, Liturgical Celebrations and prayers.
Dominican Vocations: We are the Dominican friars, priests and brothers, of
the Province of St. Martin de Porres and we are committed to preaching the
Gospel of Jesus Christ for the salvation of souls in the Southern United States.
Catholic moral theology preaching resource: Weekly reflections on the
Sunday readings from the perspective of ethics and moral theology by professors
from colleges in the U.S. and Canada.
Liturgical Calendar - will take you to the USCCB Liturgical Calendar in a
new window. Or Click Here to download a PDF version of the 2026
Liturgical Calendar. The PDF versions also shows vestment colors.
Today's Readings - Updated daily, this link will give you today's
readings from the approved USCCB Lectionary.
"Catholic Resources for Bible, Liturgy, Art, and Theology" - Biblical and
liturgical studies, intended for students, teachers, pastors and seekers
assembled by Felix Just, SJ, Ph.D, at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality.
Catholic Women Preach - Catholic Women Preach provides a well-designed,
resource rich and easily accessible website -- where all the faithful including
clergy, catechists, RCIA, parish study groups, campus ministers, retreat
leaders, and others in church ministry can:
See and hear preaching by well qualified and diverse women reflecting on
lectionary texts for Sunday and selected weekday masses and possibly other
biblical readings. Inspire Catholics to appreciate the giftedness of Catholic
women’s preaching. Attract young adult Catholics who use social media and modern
applications to find a rich, deep spirituality in these resources and to be
inspired to find their way back into the liturgical life of the Church.
"The
Text This Week." - Has multiple resources for each Sunday of the Revised
Common Lectionary. Many readings and reflections coincide with the Roman
Catholic Lectionary.
The Latest First Impressions Commentary - This link will always give you
the latest commentary on the Sunday scriptures by Fr. Jude.
The Word - Daily preachings (audio) from the Lectionary by Dominican
women and men, lay and religious, from around the world.
Lectionary Studies - Studies and sermons based on the Revised Common
Lectionary.
Faith and Films - Movie reviews and commentary by Tom Condon, OP
(Southern Dominican Province, USA)
Schools:
Aquinas Institute - Offers a summer Preaching Institute, a Master of Arts
in Pastoral Ministry in Preaching, and a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching.
St. Louis University's Center for Liturgy - A rich resource for those
preparing for Sunday liturgy. Reflections on the readings, spirituality of the
Eucharistic celebration, music suggestions, historical background, etc.
Organizations:
"Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference" - An annual preaching
conference in the Dominican tradition for teens.
Spanish Resources:
Homilías Dominicales - Spanish reflections on the Sunday readings.
Preaching Justice:
Bread for the World -
http://www.bread.org/
Vincentian Justice Page -
http://famvin.org/en/
Justice for Immigrants: A Journey of Hope
Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty - Within this
website, you will find everything you need to know about the Catholic Church’s
involvement in ending the use of the death penalty.
Contact your representative:
In the House: http://www.house.gov/
In the Senate: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Write
the President:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Scriptures:
New American Bible Online
"Bible Gateway" - Search multiple Bible versions in thirty languages.
Also features audio readings of scripture and verse of the day.
Additional Dominican Resources:
Opreach - A Dominican blog about preaching and vocations and sisters and
nuns. ("Preach as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the
world." -- Katherine of Siena) ... Daily lectionary preachings and a monthly
newsletter.
Drawn by Love - A resource for the mystical thought of Catherine of
Siena.
USA Dominican Life Today - The Dominican Family News Portal.