Fr. John Paul Kern, O.P. gave us a tour of his office and let’s just say it’s not your average workspace. A relic of the True Cross? Check. A mural print from the University of Louisville’s Adoration Chapel? Yep. Three Rosaries with relics inside? Of course. | Dominican Friars of the Province of Saint Joseph

The day after we exalt the cross of Christ, we enter into the sorrows of his mother at its foot. On this Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Fr. Charles Rooney, O.P., reminds us that we do not need to bear our crosses alone; we are braced by the maternal love of Our Lady who knew the sadness of the cross, yet none of the sadness of sin. | Dominican Friars of the Province of Saint Joseph

The priesthood of Jesus Christ is a mystery of love because it was Christ’s perfect love for us and the Father which impelled him to offer the perfect sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and the salvation of souls. —Br. Raphael Arteaga, O.P. | Dominican Friars of the Province of Saint Joseph