Saint Dominic

Today the Church celebrates the memory of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (who are known as the Dominicans).

Thanks be to God, I have three connections to St. Dominic:

• my aunt and godmother, Sister M. Teresita Lopatosky, O.P, was a member of the Hawthorne Dominicans (she passed away on the feast of St. Dominic in 2001, a few weeks before her golden jubilee) and
• I am a graduate of Providence College, the only college/university in the U.S. that is operated by the Dominican Friars.
• Myrna and I are parishioners of Saint Pius V Parish in Providence, RI, a parish of the Dominican Friars.

Happy feast day to all of the followers of Saint Dominic.

Related media:

Tom Perna:  The Legacy of Saint Dominic (8 AUG 19)

The Imaginative Conservative: Saint Dominic: The Preacher of the Incarnation (7 AUG 19)

Catholic World Report: St. Dominic and the transmission of truth (3 AUG 20)