by Gabrielle Huff | Sep 4, 2025 | Dominicana Journal
Peace is an early theme of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. In fact, it was the first public word he uttered as the Roman Pontiff: “Peace be with you!”—using the Risen Lord’s words to the disciples after the Resurrection (John 20:19). Since then he has called for an end to...
by Gabrielle Huff | Sep 2, 2025 | Dominicana Journal
What would alien invaders make of watching a professional baseball game? They see thousands of spectators gathered around a field. There’s a lot of shouting. Everyone seems to be focused on ten people in strange outfits. Oddly enough, one of these people is repeatedly...
by Gabrielle Huff | Aug 28, 2025 | Dominicana Journal
On this day, sixty-two years ago, people on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. watched Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. A dream “that one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with...
by Gabrielle Huff | Aug 26, 2025 | Dominicana Journal
2025 Summer Reading RecommendationsNo Abiding City (republished by Cluny Media as part one of Returning to the Lord) by Bede Jarrett, O.P. Why is life so difficult? We pray, plan, hope, and work hard, but we still find ourselves unhappy and wanting more. This...
by Gabrielle Huff | Aug 21, 2025 | Dominicana Journal
Two truths of the Christian life: First, self-reflection is a healthy practice. Second, self-reflection is a frustrating practice. Whether it’s on a retreat, or just a daily examination of conscience, we often ask ourselves: Am I getting any better at this? Sadly, the...
