Saints Philip and James
Catholic Church

• The Dominican Order

  The Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominican Order, was founded by St. Dominic de Guzman in 1216. As with all religious orders, Dominicans dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ and the service of the Catholic Church through the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The mission confided to the Order by the Church is “preaching for the salvation of souls.”  In order to better accomplish this mission, Dominican life is grounded in contemplative prayer and theological study.  
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  While parts of Dominican life, including the white and black habit and communal chanting of the Liturgy of the Hours, are drawn from earlier monastic traditions, the Order is committed to the work of evangelization, which includes strengthening the faith of those who believe, as well as preaching the Gospel through various means to the wider culture. The friars’ commitment to philosophical and theological study enables them to effectively engage the intellectual difficulties that modern life presents. As a Dominican parish, Saints Philip and James reflects many of these distinctively Dominican features in her parish life, with a view towards catechetical and intellectual formation, devout prayer and liturgy, fervent preaching, and a robust Catholic community life.

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