Saint Jude the Apostle is the general patron saint of “lost causes” or “desperate situations.” This is because Jude was a saint who was often forgotten throughout history because of his name.
Ever since bringing devotion to Saint Jude from Spain to New Orleans in 1903, the Dominican Friars have been spreading recourse to the Patron Saint of Lost Causes throughout America! The Dominicans are also great...
On May 23rd, 2008, I was ordained a priest of Jesus Christ. I like to think that my Nana—my Irish grandmother—is having a great laugh right now. She always hoped that I would become a...
Beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 6, and continuing through Holy Thursday, April 18, we will offer our daily Masses at the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude for all those who are ill, suffering, or in...
Providence College senior Kelli Jenney has been Dominican educated since kindergarten. She attended high school at Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan and is active in campus ministry at PC, where she assists the friars chaplains....
For generations, Catholics have publicly thanked Saint Jude for favors received through his intercession. In these pages, patrons of the Rosary Shrine of Saint Jude carry on the tradition!
Are you stressed? Are you overwhelmed with work? Does your day feel like one, big, exhausting effort just to survive? Are you so desperately busy that you’ve started identifying with Wile E. Coyote in his...
St. John Paul II called the thought of the Dominican Friar St. Thomas Aquinas “one of the great philosophical revelations” of his life. He first wrestled with St. Thomas’ writings while studying for the priesthood...
Saint Martin de Porres, the humble Dominican Friar from Peru, was a great friend of the poor and animals and performed many miracles during his life. Since he has gone to look upon the Face...
With St. Jude, all things are possible! In the New Testament, we hear those words, “all things are possible” not once, but twice. First, at the Annunciation when the Angel Gabriel speaks them to the...