Navigating Secular Culture as a Christian
By Br Andy Opsahl | As a Dominican student brother, I have lived in the cities of San Francisco, Berkley, and
Tuesday in Holy Week
By Br Andy Opsahl | Given the grim, painful aspects of Christ’s Passion and their reminder to us of the
Examination of Conscience & the Divine Physician
Given that Lent is a time for greater focus on repentance, examining our consciences with renewed honesty is essential to
Praying with Almsgiving in Lent
Here at Blackfriars, the other student brothers and I have chosen to blog about some of the ways our prayer
Doctors of the Church: Augustine
By Br Andy Opsahl | Given that we here at Blackfriars chose to blog during this academic term on Doctors
Populus Sion
“O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory
Advent: A Time of New Year’s Resolutions
While we normally think of the first of January as a time for establishing New Year’s resolutions, the period of
Neglected Books of the Old Testament: Nahum
One of the books commonly neglected in the Bible is the Book of the Prophet Nahum. Authored by one of the