opwest | Archives 2007

Jan 5, 2007	Vocation of Missions: Mission Foundation Newsletters \| Meet our missionaries
Jan 9, 2007	Twenty-third Provincial Chapter
Jan 13, 2007	Fellows' Lecture: "The Intellectual Life, its Spirit, Method and Conditions: Remembering Antonin Gilbert Sertillanges, O.P. in a Post-Modernist Era." Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, 2301 Vine St. Berkeley, California Feb. 13, 2007, 7:30pm.
Jan 22, 2007	'Come and See' Weekend: Friday, March 16th at 4PM to Sunday, March 18th at 2PM, Saint Albert the Great Priory, Oakland, California. For reservations please contact: Father Steve Maekawa, OP
Jan 30, 2007	Mission Statement added.
Feb 1, 2007	Dominic's Diary \| Sundance Film Festival: What in the world does a Dominican priest have to do with the Sundance Film Festival? Find out by visiting the daily Sundance Film Festival Diary of Fr. Dominic DeLay, OP
Feb 15, 2007	“Resurrection in Death in the Theology of Karl Rahner and Hans Urs von Balthasar,” a thesis by Fr. Bryan Kromholtz, O.P. Abstract & Thesis \| More about Fr. Bryan
Mar 1, 2007	Ash Wednesday: Benedict XVI, the Vatican, and Fr. Bartholomew Hutcherson of our campus ministry in Tucson, AZ. Read the Article \| St. Thomas More Newman Center
Apr 3, 2007	Documentary: Red Terror on the Amber Coast by Frs. David O'Rourke, OP and Ken Gumbert, OP. A six minute trailer about the brutal 50 year Soviet occupation of Lithuanian
Apr 3, 2007	Missions: Lent in the Missions by Fr. Timothy Conlan, OP
Apr 3, 2007	Summer Courses to be offered at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
Apr 15, 2007	Lighting the Way: Champions of the faith and the true lights of the world. 16 slides with great photos!
May 1, 2007	Publications: Many of our friars have completed published works. Here is our most current list.
May 15, 2007	Missionary: Br. Daniel Thomas shares his experience of kiti-kidoga bribes and makuti dangers in Kenya and Tanzania, Africa
May 15, 2007	Dominican Mission Foundation: Newsletters, Another church is completed (PDF) Thank you and blessings to our DMF supporters!
May 15, 2007	Ordinandi: We are pleased to invite you to the presbyteral ordination of our brethren: Rev. Br. Jerome Cudden, OP, Rev. Br. Michael Hurley, OP, Rev. Br. Vincent Kelber, OP, Rev. Br. John Mellein, OP on June 2, 2007 at St. Dominic Church, San Francisco
May 15, 2007	Meet a Friar: A new feature to the home page serves up a random friar so that one may click on their name and read more about them, see photos and other on-goings regarding this friar.
Jun 2, 2007	Congratulations to our newly ordained priests! Video \| Photos
Jun 15, 2007	"Having Taught a Martyr Is Something Else Entirely" Interview with Fr. Robert Christian, OP of the Western Dominican Province as reported by Zenit.org International News Agency
Jul 1, 2007	Our novices (first year men) move towards their first profession of vows. During this year of formation they have lived the Dominican life together in prayer, ministry, study, the common life as a religious. Here are few photos of their year and written reflections. Slideshow \| Reflections
Jul 17, 2007	The Order or Preachers meet in Bogota, Columbia. At these international meetings the Dominican friars work for the good of the Order, Church, and for the salvation of souls. Find out more by visiting this website.
Jul 17, 2007	Lighting the Way: Champions of the faith and the true lights of the world, $2.8 Million Pledged, Exciting updates and list of Honor Roll Donors!
Jul 27, 2007	Abuse Prevention: Western Dominican Province Earns Highest Honor in Abuse Prevention Practices and Response from Praesidium Accreditation^TM, press release
Sep 18, 2007	Catechesis: Three Minute Liturgical Catechesis: "Avoiding an Identity Crisis" as presented in the St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church bulletin, Berkeley, CA
Sep 18, 2007	Vocations: Come and See Weekend, Nov. 9 - 11 (Friday - Sunday), St. Albert's Priory
Sep 19, 2007	Higher Education: The Catholic University of America Department of Modern Languages & Literatures presents “The Unheard Voice of Law from the Often Heard Text: A New Rendition of Bartolomé de las Casas’ Brevísima Relación de la Destruición de las Indias.” By Fr. David Orique, O.P., University of Oregon, Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 3:10 PM 202 McMahon Hall.
Sep 20, 2007	Jubilee: Fr. Finbarr Hayes celebrates his 50th anniversary Invitation
Oct 4, 2007	"What seemed to be or not to be a 1528 letter of Bartolomé de las Casas to Charles V," at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents a lecture on October 18, 2007: by Fr. David Orique, O.P., Kislak Fellow, at 12:00 in LJ-119. Thomas Jefferson Building
Oct 14, 2007	Happenings: Around the Province in recent photos one.
Nov 1, 2007	Happenings: Around the Province in recent photos two.
Nov 9, 2007	Ministry: Rev. Br. James Moore, OP baptizes Monica Rose Hockel. Celebrated in the neonatal intensive care unit, sometimes ministry calls us into the most extraordinary of circumstances.
Nov 15, 2007	Video: The Capital Campaign for the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology releases a new DVD that shares the value of the endeavor. See the online video.
Nov 15, 2007	Video: The Call: Three young men share their stories as they are just days away from receiving an irreversible grace of being ordained priests.
Nov 16, 2007	Event: Albert the Great, Educator, Symposium in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of College of St. Albert the Great, November 27, 2007, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, 2301 Vine Street Berkeley, CA 94708. Admission is FREE, but registration is required
Dec 1, 2007	Diaconate Ordination Slideshow: Rev. Br. Raphael Salzillo is our newly ordained deacon. Please pray for him as he continues his preparation for ordination to the presbyterate.
Dec 1, 2007	eCards: Send an Advent, Christmas, or other greeting eCard to your friends and family.
Dec 1, 2007	The Nativity Story: Fr. Dominic DeLay offered discussion questions regarding The Nativity Story. Click the link to see his special set of questions for young children and families. You should be able to rent or purchase it locally.
Dec 20, 2007	African Mission: Christmas Letter: Br. Daniel Thomas shares his Christmas letter with us from Africa that will still take some time to arrive in the mail.
Dec 22, 2007	Guatemala Mission: Christmas Letter: Fr. Timothy Conlan shares his Christmas letter with us from Guatemala. He speaks of the new and old, the hardships and simplicity, drug lords, corruption and atrocities, and the joy of the people.

2007 ARCHIVES