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| Tomb of St. Dominic, Bologna, Italy |
A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil. - St. Dominic
Today, Holy Mother Church celebrates the life of St. Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (commonly called the Dominicans). The Dominicans were often the object of a play on their name in Latin: Domini canes (dogs or hounds of the Lord). Thus, one of the symbols of St. Dominic is a dog with a torch in its mouth.
To read more about the fascinating life of St. Dominic, check out his write-up in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
I didn't know you had a blog. Yippee!
ReplyDeleteI started it a couple of weeks ago...primarily for the benefit of my parish (last thing I want is for this to turn into some cult of personality, like some blogging priests I know...) ;-) I hope you're doing well--you're very much in my prayers!
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