http://www.opwest.org OpWest.org News Feed All Rights Reserved CGFeedMaker 1.0.16 on CMS Made Simple webmaster@opwest.org webmaster@opwest.org (Webmaster at opwest dot org) OpWest.org News Feed http://www.opwest.org http://www.opwest.org/uploads/CGFeedMaker/shield-A01-100x104-72dpi.jpg http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Good-Advice Submitted by Br. Andrew Dominic Yang, O.P. on Mon, 05/20/2013   A couple of weeks before Fr. John Flannery passed away on Palm Sunday, I had the privilege of hearing him pronounce the formula of absolution for me in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. While this would be the first and only time Fr. John would hear my confession, I know many brothers here sought him out for Confession and spiritual direction. In the very short time I’ve spent at St. Albert’s Priory, I knew Fr. John as a wonderful person to consult on many things, whether he had on his “O.P.” or even “M.D.” hat.  He is greatly missed by the community.... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Good-Advice http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/New-Oakland-bishop-May-25 By Michele Jurich Staff writer - The Catholic Voice The Rev. Michael C. Barber, SJ, who will become Oakland's fifth bishop on May 25, has served as far away as Micronesia, Toronto and England, and as close to home as Menlo Park, where he helped train men who are serving as priests in the diocese. He will be the first bishop of Oakland to have been baptized by a former bishop of Oakland. As an infant, Michael Charles Barber was baptized at Mission Dolores by then-Rev. John S. Cummins. Please see the full article at The Catholic Voice . ... Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/New-Oakland-bishop-May-25 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Fr-Bruno-Gibson-OP---Retreats For several years now, Fr. Bruno Gibson has been offering short retreats in a lovely setting.  "You see from Mount Tamalpais on one side, all over the Marin headlands, Belvedere Island, the Golden Gate, the Bay in between, stretching all the way over to Angel Island."  For more information about these retreats and a link to Fr. Bruno, see the article in the Catholic Voice .  The retreats are collectively called "A View from the Ridge." ... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:38:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Fr-Bruno-Gibson-OP---Retreats http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Who-is-the-Greatest Preaching for 21 May 2013 by Kieran Healy, OP , from San Francisco, California Standard Podcast [ 8:21 | 1.91 MB  Download Tuesday of 7th week, based on Mark 9:30-37 ... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:36:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Who-is-the-Greatest http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/If-I-Forget-You-Jerusalem The French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem has been an important research institute for more than a century. While modern photography was still developing, this series of exceptional photographs kept track of that rapid urbanization which is transforming biblical landscapes. With these photographs an attempt is made to restore the purity and poetry of the holy places. This exhibition invites us to enter in the Bible through earth and stones, after Chateaubriand, Pierre Loti and many pilgrims. practical information If I forget thee, O Jerusalem Exhibition of photographs of the Holy Land, 4 to 17 June Ambulatory of the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris Theme: Art & Architecture free admission ... Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/If-I-Forget-You-Jerusalem http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Oxford-Appointment David Thomas Orique O.P. will conduct research as an appointed Visiting Research Scholar in the Las Casas Institute of Blackfriars Hall to build upon his previous domestic and international investigations related to two Dominican friars of the early Atlantic World—a period frequently called the Age of Discovery: Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566) and Fernão (Fernando) de Oliveira (1507-1581). In addition, he plans to continue an ongoing project about certain Dominicans in the late-Spanish-colonial period of the southern Atlantic World. Fr. David Orique, OP, son of the Western Dominican Province,  is Assistant Professor of Latin American, Early Modern European, and Atlantic World History at Providence College. Recent publications include: "Journey to the Headwaters: Bartolomé de Las Casas in... Sat, 18 May 2013 06:47:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Oxford-Appointment http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/From-the-Prior-s-Window---May-2013                                                                                                 May 12, 2013 Dear Friends of Saint Albert’s,             When I last wrote, the community had just come from Fr. John Flannery’s funeral, and I was packing to join members of the Order of Malta for their annual pilgrimage to Lourdes.  I arrived in Lourdes a couple of days early, as I usually do, to help the advance team arrange things, and on Wednesday, May 1, I had helped greet some of the three hundred or so Malta members, maladies, companions, caregivers, and volunteers who were making the pilgrimage.  We had finished dinner and I had gone to my room, read, turned out the lights and fallen asleep.  An hour or so later... Fri, 17 May 2013 06:12:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/From-the-Prior-s-Window---May-2013 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/The-Only-Sin The Only Sin is not to be Kind An old Italian woman once told me the only sin is not to be kind. It’s a wise summary of the greatest commandment: To love the Lord with all your heart and to love your neighbor as yourself. Catholicism can be as easy as that. Over the years as a reporter I’ve heard some anecdotes that explain principles of the Catholic faith in easy terms. You’re called to serve where your shadow falls. Some years ago, I interviewed a woman who worked with Mother Teresa and asked what got her into helping the destitute and dying in Calcutta. She said her husband was a... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:07:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/The-Only-Sin http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/DSPT-81st-Commencement 81st Annual Commencement Saturday, May 25, 1 pm Our commencement ceremonies include the conferral of degrees and induction of new members into the DSPT College of Fellows. This year 3 new members will be inducted: Dr. Mary Hirschfeld , Professor of Economics and Theology at Villanova University; Dr. Russell Hittinger , William K. Warren Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of Tulsa, and Dr. Anthony Tersigni , President and CEO of Ascension Health Alliance. Please Visit the DSPT Website for additional information Please consider a donation to the Western Dominican... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:36:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/DSPT-81st-Commencement http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Newman-Nights-Catholic-Community-at-Stanford-May-21 Presenting the breadth and depth of Catholic Theology ASSEMBLING FAITH AND SCIENCE May 28 th , 2013 - 7:30pm Michael J. Dodds, OP. Lecturer in Philosophy and Theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Assembling Faith and Science: an examination of the dynamics relationship between faith and science in our world today. Father Michael J. Dodds will lead us through the various ways in which the relationship between faith and science can be characterized. He cites the works of notable Church theologians and the ways in which they have come to understand the relationship of faith and science, and... Wed, 15 May 2013 06:31:00 -0600 http://www.opwest.org/index.php/2013/05/Newman-Nights-Catholic-Community-at-Stanford-May-21