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Sermon by Augustine
December 16, 2012 10:16 - 4 minutes - 2.17 MBWe hear again this week from St Augustine, the great teacher of the Christian West. In today’s reading, he’s comparing the figures of John the Baptist and Christ. John the Baptist is a great Advent figure. He reminds us that preparing for Christmas involves not only buying presents, but also a spiritual preparation: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord’ he says! He teaches us also the great virtue of humility too – he wished only to stand aside when Christ arrived on the scene. This is the humility ...
Augustine on the Psalms
December 13, 2012 08:26 - 4 minutes - 2.03 MBSt Augustine was a Roman African who lived in the dying days of the Roman Empire, he was a bishop, a theologian, and one of the greatest minds of the early Church. He wrote and preached an enormous amount of material, and we hear today a selection from his teaching on the book of Psalms.
Reason for the Season - Advent
December 11, 2012 14:03 - 6 minutes - 60.4 MB VideoThis is the first episode of our new series Reason for the Season. This episode will look at the season for Advent, and explain for example the symbolism of the Advent wreath and the color of the vestments used.
Ears to Hear: Advent - Lumen Gentium
December 10, 2012 07:40 - 1.75 MBIn 1962, Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council, a gathering of several thousand bishops whose task was to rearticulate the teaching of the Church in the context of the modern world. Today, we hear from one of the documents they produced, Lumen Gentium, the Constitution on the Church. We hear that the Church doesn’t just look backwards to Jesus, but also looks forward to the end of time, when He will come again, and inaugurate a new heaven and a new earth. In Advent, we remind our...
St Charles Borromeo
December 06, 2012 11:57 - 4 minutes - 1.93 MBOur second Advent reading is from another well-loved bishop: St Charles Borromeo. He was born into a powerful Italian family, and was lined up for a career in the Church. The Church in Italy at this time was notoriously corrupt, though – when Charles’ uncle was elected Pope in 1559, he made Charles a cardinal, despite the fact that he was only 22 years old, and hadn’t even been ordained a priest! Despite all this, Charles became a wonderful bishop, with a great love for his people and a desi...
Catecheses of St Cyril of Jerusalem (49)
December 02, 2012 16:04 - 3 minutes - 1.5 MBThe writer of today’s reading was a Christian from the Middle East, who became bishop of Jerusalem in 335. Cyril was his name. As bishop, he had great care for the poor, and he was also very involved in political life, but it is as a teacher that he is best known. The passage that we will hear today is from his Catechesis, that is, his teaching to newly baptized adults. It’s part of the Advent liturgy because it lays out two major Advent themes: the coming of the Son of God as a man, which w...
Ears to Hear: General Introduction
December 01, 2012 18:32 - 2 minutes - 1.01 MBWelcome to the new audio series, ‘Ears to Hear’, produced by the Dominican students of the Irish Province for our website dominicansinteractive.com. We took the name for this series from a line in the book of Revelation: ‘You that have ears to hear, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches’ (Rev 3:22). We know that the Spirit has never let the Church down, but has continued to speak through the teaching of the Church, and the wonderful witness of the saints. This series seeks to make s...
Student discussion: IEC 2012
October 23, 2012 10:45 - 25 minutes - 254 MB VideoRecently we had another student discussion as we have done in the past. This time we looked back on the International Eucharistic Congress, which was held here in Dublin in the month of June. This is a recording of our dicsussion, showing some of our views on the success of the congress.
Opening of the Academic Year 2012
October 08, 2012 19:19 - 16 minutes - 153 MB VideoThis is a recording of the homily given by Fr. John Harris OP on the occasion of the opening of the new Academic Year (2012). The theme of the homily is centered around the Year of Faith.
Habit Reception and First Professions 2012
September 21, 2012 17:31 - 7 minutes - 72.4 MB VideoThe 14th of September, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, is the traditional day in which new novices in the Irish Province of the Dominicans receive their habit and start their noviciate year. It is then followed on the 15th of September, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, by the simple profession of the novices who finished their noviciate year and who will subsequently move to the student house in St. Saviour's, Dublin.
Fr. John Harris OP on Verbum Supernum Prodiens
June 15, 2012 22:42 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBThis is a recording of the final homily on the Hymns of Saint Thomas Aquinas. As part of the 'Congress in the City' of the international Eucharistic Congress Saint Saviour's Priory, Dublin,hosted a series of four homilies about the Eucharistic hymns of Saint Thomas. Father John Harris OP is giving his refelction on Verbum Supernum Prodiens.
Fr. Terence Crotty on Lauda Sion Salvatorem
June 14, 2012 22:24 - 21 minutes - 10 MBThis is the third homily on the Hymns of Saint Thomas Aquinas, held in Saint Saviour's Priory Dublin, during the international Eucharistic Congress. Father Terence Crotty OP is giving providing todays homily on Lauda Sion Salvatorem.
Fr. Paul Murray OP on Adoro te Devote
June 12, 2012 22:39 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MBThis is the second homily on the Hymns of Saint Thomas Aquinas, held in Saint Saviour's Priory, Dublin, during the international Eucharistic Congress. Father Paul Murray OP is giving an excellent refelction on Adoro te Devote.
Papal Theologian on the 'Pange Lingua'
June 11, 2012 22:27 - 17 minutes - 8.19 MBAs part of the 'Adoro Te Devote' series being held in St Saviour's Church, Dublin, as part of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, the Theologian to the Papal Household, fr Wojciech Giertych OP, preached a homily on the text of one of the best-loved Eucharistic hymns: the 'Pange Lingua', composed by St Thomas Aquinas OP for the feast of Corpus Christi. Have a listen to this wonderful sermon below.
Closing Academic Year 2011-212: Archbishop Charles Brown
June 04, 2012 19:37 - 10 minutes - 97.1 MB VideoArchbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland, celebrated the Mass for the closing of the Academic Year here in St. Saviour's Dominican Priory in Dublin. The video shows a recording of the homily during the Holy Mass.
Is Secularisation a Reality Today?
April 29, 2012 20:50 - 50 minutes - 658 MB VideoThis month in our Symposium meeting here in St. Saviour's Dominican Priory in Dublin, Jim Corkery SJ talks about secularism in society.
Ears to Hear - Easter Sunday
April 08, 2012 10:41 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBA Reading from a Paschal Homily of an Ancient Author Alleluia! Christ is risen, he is risen indeed! The unknown author of this ancient homily describes this day as ‘the source of life, the beginning of brightness’. Have a listen, and bask in the joy of the Risen Lord!
Ears to Hear - Holy Saturday
April 07, 2012 08:09 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBA Reading from an Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday Holy Saturday is an eerily silent day. There is no morning Mass, no bells ringing, no choirs singing. Instead, all the Christian world is in silent mourning – the Beloved is dead, and they have laid him in the tomb. Something is going on within the silence though, imperceptibly. Christ descends and says to all the dead: ‘Awake’!
Ears to Hear - Good Friday
April 05, 2012 23:25 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBA reading from the instructions of St John Chrysostom to catechumens One of the most important roles for a bishop in the early Church was to explain the Holy Week ceremonies to the newly-baptised. This usually happened in Easter week, after they had experienced them, so they were looking back in time, having the significance of these great ceremonies expounded in detail. Today we listen to one such explanation, from John Chrysostom, a fourth-century bishop. What power does the blood of Chri...
Reason for the Season - Triduum
April 05, 2012 10:25 VideoThis episode of Reason for the Season focusses on the Triduum and the Easter Vigil. It explains what and why we celebrate during this highlight of the liturgical year.
Ears to Hear - Holy Thursday
April 05, 2012 07:44 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBA reading from the homily of Melito of Sardis on the Pasch The writings of Melito of Sardis come very early on in the life of the Church. He died around the year 180, and was bishop in what is now Turkey. This excerpt from one of his Easter homilies gives us an overview of the Paschal Mystery: that is, the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and their effects on us. Melito delves into the Old Testament too, to point out that the Paschal Mystery itself is prefigured in the sto...
Ears to Hear - Lent 6
March 26, 2012 21:05 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBLent is a preparation for the events of Easter – the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. It’s good, then, to spend some time thinking about these events, preparing for our solemn commemoration of them at Easter. In this excerpt we hear the thoughts of Pope St Leo the Great on the Cross of Christ, and he imagines the dying Christ addressing death, saying: ‘Death, I shall be your death’. Have a listen, and ponder, in gratitude, the mystery of the saving Cross.
Solemn Professions of the Irish Province
March 17, 2012 10:08 - 4 minutes - 124 MB VideoThis recording shows the Solemn Professions of Br Colm Mannion OP and Br Luuk Dominiek Jansen OP which took place in St Saviours Dominican Church, Dublin in September 2011
Lent 4 - Prayer, Fasting and Mercy
March 13, 2012 09:20 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBWhat do you do during Lent? Most people answer this question by saying they ‘give something up’ for Lent. This ‘giving things up’, which we call penance or fasting, is a vital part of our preparation for Easter, but there are two other equally important elements. Listen to this sermon of St Peter Chrysologus to find out what they are...
Lent 3 - What is the Fear of the Lord?
March 06, 2012 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBLent is a good time to start putting right our relationship with God. Sometimes, we can be distant from God, and we need to learn to draw close to him, but other times we treat God like a cute little puppy, one that we can train to suit our own interests. At times like this, we need to learn what the Bible calls ‘fear of the Lord’. This doesn’t mean being frightened of God, but being aware of the greatness and majesty of God, and of our own littleness and weakness... Have a listen to St Hila...
Lent 2 - A Homily of Saint Asterius of Amasea
February 27, 2012 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBLent isn’t all about suffering and beating ourselves up. St Paul warns us: ‘If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing’. All our fasting, almsgiving and prayer should lead to greater love in our hearts, and this obscure homily by Asterius of Amasea, a 4th century bishop in Cappadocia, encourages us to love like shepherds, indeed, how to love as the Good Shepherd himself.
Lent 1 - A Letter of Pope St Clement I
February 21, 2012 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBOne of the earliest Christian texts we have outside the New Testament is the letter of Pope St Clement I to the Corinthians. It was written because the Corinthians were having problems with disunity in their Church. The following excerpt brings the Corinthians back to basics: the importance of repentance and our need for God’s mercy. It’s a good place to start as we begin our Lenten journey with the ashes of repentance on our foreheads.
Homily given at the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas
February 05, 2012 00:00 VideoHomily given by Fr John Harris OP for the mass of the Feast of St Thomas Aquinas, 2012
You Have Shown Us Love in Your Blood
February 05, 2012 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBSt Catherine had great devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, poured out on the Cross for love of us. For her, the blood of Christ is a visible sign of God’s great love for us. Here we hear a prayer first addressed to Christ, then an exhortation to address herself. She advises herself: ‘the more you see, the more you will love’.
O Mary, Bearer of the Fire
February 01, 2012 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBWe hear today a long prayer addressed by St Catherine to Mary, the Mother of God. She prayed this prayer on the feast of the Annunciation the year before she died, and in it she wonders about what it was like for Mary to say Yes to what God was asking of her. ‘You were overtaken by wonder and surprise’, Catherine says. She offers many original images for our Blessed Mother: she is the bearer of fire, the seedbed of the fruit, a peaceful sea, fertile soil, a new-sprung plant, and many more th...
Credo Series I - Preview
January 29, 2012 00:00 - 3 minutes - 26.3 MB VideoWe are currently recording a series which explains the Nicene Creed, as recited during Mass on Sundays. The Creed expounds the fundamentals of our faith. This series is aimed to give an easy to understand explanation of the different articles of our faith. Please have a look at our Preview!
St Catherine of Siena - Make My Heart Big!
January 28, 2012 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBWe hear today one of the prayers of St Catherine, addressed to God the Father. She speaks of the human heart, made big by God, but that we can grow cruel if we fail to understand how much we are loved by God, in Christ.
The Dominican Charism
January 26, 2012 00:00 - 15 minutes - 36.4 MBThe following talk was given by Br Damian Polly OP at a meeting of the Blessed John Paul II Theological Society at St Patrick's College, Maynooth. Br Damian was part of a panel from various religious orders - the others were a Benedictine monk, a Franciscan friar and a Carmelite nun. If you have ever wondered what makes up the Dominican mission and way of life, what makes us different from other orders and congregations, and whether there is such a thing as 'Dominican spirituality', this tal...
St Catherine of Siena - Love Others Tenderly
January 25, 2012 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBThe letter you are about to hear was written by St Catherine to another Catherine, Caterina de Scetto, also a Dominican laywoman. The letter highlights some of the potential pitfalls for those who consider themselves religious. It warns us not let our love be dependent on how it is received, but to generously reflect the unconditional love of God to the world. Catherine warns too not to judge other Christians whose ways are not pleasing to us. Instead, we should, as always for Catherine, ‘re...
St Catherine of Siena - Christ the Bridge
January 21, 2012 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBThis reading is a selection of excerpts from the Dialogue of St Catherine. The Dialogue is Catherine’s great work, and it’s structured, as the title suggests, as a Dialogue between God the Father and Catherine herself. In these excerpts, we meet one of Catherine’s keys to understanding the work of Christ: he is like a bridge.
St Catherine of Siena - Behave Like a Person in Love!
January 18, 2012 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBThe reading that follows is an excerpt from St Catherine of Siena to her confessor, a Dominican friar, Bartolomeo Dominici. It highlights some of her classic images: God as a deep, peaceful sea, and God’s love as a fire.
St Catherine of Siena - Introduction
January 14, 2012 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.65 MBSt Catherine of Siena is one of the most remarkable women in history. She lived six hundred years ago, in Italy, and was born the twenty-third child in her family. She was born into an immensely turbulent time. The fourteenth century saw wars between cities, famine, and the horrific Black Death. And the Church too was in a parlous state, with corruption, luxury, and bribery common among the clergy. At a young age, Catherine decided she wouldn’t marry, but would give her life to God as a Dom...
Symposium - How in Heaven's name did we get from Bethlehem to here?
January 02, 2012 00:00 Video'How in Heaven's name did we get from Bethlehem to here?: What we can learn from the early Church'. Fr Tom McCarthy OP, a priest of the Irish Province of Dominicans, guides us through some of the main developments in early Christian theology, showing how the whole process is really an unpacking of the central Gospel event: God becoming man in Jesus Christ.
Symposium - Friendship, Religion and the Spread of Darwinism
December 30, 2011 00:00 VideoIn this episode of St. Saviour's Symposium we have Dr Miguel DeArce giving a presentation on 'Friendship, Religion and the Spread of Darwinism'.
Sermon by St Augustine (171)
December 23, 2011 19:39 - 5 minutes - 2.35 MBIt’s nearly Christmas! After weeks of waiting, the day of the Birth of our Lord is just around the corner. Today’s reading is a reminder then, to get things in perspective. If you have been absorbed recently in the commercial side of Christmas, St Augustine’s reading reminds us of the true meaning of the season: ‘Wake up, O man’, he says, ‘it was for you that God was made man!’
Homily of St Bernard
December 21, 2011 18:28 - 4 minutes - 2.29 MBThroughout the twenty centuries of Christianity, writers and preachers have been falling over each other trying to do justice to Mary, the Mother of God. Perhaps the most successful in this regard is St Bernard of Clairvaux. He was a Cistercian monk and he had an enormous impact on the Europe of his day. Here, though, we see his tender side, as he addresses our blessed Mother. Appropriately for this stage of Advent, he turns to the moment when the Word became flesh, when Mary said Yes to what...
Friendship, Religion and the Spread of Darwinism
December 12, 2011 19:25 VideoIn this episode of St. Saviour's Symposium we have Dr Miguel DeArce giving a presentation on "Friendship, Religion and the Spread of Darwinism"
Discussion about World Youth Day in Madrid - 2011
October 30, 2011 01:59 VideoThis is a recording of a discussion in which the students of the Irish Dominicans had to look back on World Youth Day in Madrid last August.
World Youth Day Madrid - 2011
October 30, 2011 01:59 VideoA short video of the Irish Dominican Pilgrimage to Madrid - 2011, starting with the visit to Caleruega, Salamanca, Avila, Toledo and then Madrid.
Symposium - Facebook, Loneliness and Bonhoeffer's 'Life Together'
October 22, 2011 01:57 VideoThere are two speakers in this second Symposium of this academic year. This is the first part in which Kevin Hargaden speaks about the phenomenon of the social networks like Facebook. Saint Saviour's Symposium is a monthly meeting with presentation and discussion around popular topics connected to the Catholic faith.
Opening of the Academic Year
October 08, 2011 10:39 VideoThis is a recording of Fr. John Harris OP, giving a homily at the opening Mass of the Academic Year in the Dominican Studium in Dublin.
Ordinations Fr. Denis Murphy OP and Fr. Maurice Colgan OP
September 28, 2011 13:26 VideoThe archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev Diarmuid Martin, ordained Fr Denis Murphy OP and Fr Maurice Colgan OP during the celebration of Mass which was attended by many Dominican friars, family and friends of the two brothers and parishioners of Dominick Street parish.
Reception of Habits & Simple Profession 2011
September 20, 2011 21:59 VideoOn the 14th September 2011, the Feast of The Triumph of The Cross, five men received the Dominican Habit and were received in the Irish province of Dominicans. On the 15th September, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Br. Paul Hughes OP made his simple Profession.
Priestly Ordination of Fr. David Barrins OP
July 30, 2011 17:50 VideoFr. David Barrins OP was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of Christ the King, 2010. This short clip gives a summary of the Mass.
Solemn Profession of Sr Mary Teresa Dunphy OP
July 08, 2011 10:44 VideoOn the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Sr Mary Teresa Dunphy OP made her Solemn Profession (vows for the rest of her life) in the Dominican Convent of Saint Catherine of Siena, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Please have a look at the synopsis of this joyful occasion!