On August 8th we celebrate the feast day of St. Dominic. Born in Spain in 1170, St. Dominic was ordained a priest at age 24, and over time discerned a special call to preach the Gospel. In 1216, he gathered a handful of priests and inspired them to share his mission: to know Christ intimately through prayer and rigorous study, and to make Christ known through their preaching. Today, the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans, spans the globe and consists of priests, religious men and women, and laypeople, all of whom bear the initials O.P. after their name.
This summer, the Dominicans celebrated 50 years since their arrival at Holy Family Parish in Anchorage. Throughout these five decades, Dominican priests have ministered to communities in the farthest reaches of Alaska. The new Bishop of Fairbanks, Bishop Steven Maekawa, O.P., himself a Dominican who served in Anchorage for six years, visited Nome this summer and stopped into KNOM’s studio to speak with his flock over the airwaves.
Thanks to your generosity, KNOM can carry on St. Dominic’s mission of preaching the Gospel to all who need to hear it. We always keep you in our prayers. Thank you for making the KNOM Radio Mission possible!
