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The Passing of a Giant Figure in Our Shrine

We are sad to announce the death of Fr. Tommy Hayes, OP

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Death of Stedman Matthew, Shrine Administrator

Dear Friend of St. Jude: It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Stedman Matthew, the…

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The Power of Forgiveness

Doesn’t this look like a touching photo of an elderly mother with her son? The story behind this peaceful,…

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A California Saint

Postcard circa 1915, made by the Franciscans. To say that St. Junípero Serra has been a controversial…

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What is a Triduum?

The older Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) defines a Triduum as “A time frequently chosen for prayer or for…

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Translation of the Relics of St. Dominic

Reliquary with a relic of St. Dominic We are shaped by our culture, and our culture is one that inherited…

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St. Joseph the Worker

One of the more common prayer intentions we get at the Shrine is for those looking for employment. So…

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Major Rogation Day

La bénédiction de blés en Artois, Jules Breton As we continue our Easter Novena, we recall that today,…

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The Meaning of Christ’s Life, Passion, and Death

Reliquary containing fragments of the Crown of Thorns, Pillar of Flagellation, and Holy Sepulcher. Located…

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Laetare – Rejoice!

Three Dominican friars, including our former Director on the right, wearing Rose-colored vestments Today…

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A “Happy” Death?

Our Purgatory Altar Today, upon learning of a friend of our friars who was now in hospice care, we offered…