Friars at St. Patrick's
Fr. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P. (Pastor)
Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P. (Parochial Vicar)
Fr. Dominic Bump, O.P. (In Residence)
Br. James Wallace, O.P. (In Residence)
Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P. (Parochial Vicar)
Fr. Dominic Bump, O.P. (In Residence)
Br. James Wallace, O.P. (In Residence)
Bios
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Fr. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P. is from suburban Chicago. He's a drummer and percussionist, and studied music one year at the University of North Texas. He graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in Philosophy and Letters. He has an M.Div., S.T.B., and S.T.L. from the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. He was ordained a priest in 2011. He served as parochial vicar at St. Pius V in Providence, RI for four years, and for three years at St. Dominic in Washington, DC. He was pastor for two years at St. Dominic before being asked to be pastor here at St. Patrick's in June, 2020. He has an interest in music and health. He runs regularly and eats what is known as the Whole Food Plant Based Diet (a healthy vegan diet). Every year he goes to Kolkata, India in October to teach an intensive course on the Eucharist to the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's sisters), and he invites any who are interested to go with him and volunteer while he teaches.
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Fr. Ephrem Reese, O.P. is from Harrisburg, PA. He was a Methodist in his youth, and was confirmed in the Catholic Church in 2010, the same year he earned a B.A. from St. John's College in Annapolis, MD. He sought to follow the example of Dorothy Day in several Catholic Worker communities and other groups until he entered the Dominicans in 2013.
Fr. Ephrem was ordained a priest in 2020, and spent a year working for the Thomistic Institute. He has family roots in South Philly and Fishtown, and tries to maintain a general awareness of the best coffee in the area, having been a competitive DC barista immediately before entering Religion. He is enthusiastic about American music, sacred theology, and Syriac. |
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Fr. Dominic Joseph Bump, O.P. was ordained to the priesthood on May 24th, 2013. He has served as a religious priest for seven years in the province of St Joseph. Before entering the Dominican order, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design and worked in the field for over 10 years both as a designer and artist. Within the past three years, Fr Dominic has picked up his paint brushes again for the sake of painting catholic sacred art in the Dominican style of Fra Angelico’s icons. Fr. Dominic helps out at St. Patrick's, other parishes and convents, and creates and sells sacred art. |
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Br. James Wallace, O.P. was born and raised in Rochester, NY, the oldest of four children. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in applied mathematics, taught math at his alma mater for a few years, but then moved to the Albany area to join a friend on a religious quest. This quest ended with both of them becoming Catholic and being confirmed at St. Anthony's Church in Schenectady, NY. He entered the Dominican Order as a novice in 2014 and made his solemn profession in 2019. Prior to his assignment to Saint Patrick's, he taught religion at a high school in Virginia. Br. James teaches Religion at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls. |
Aquinas 101 Videos
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St. Thomas Aquinas is one of the great saints of the Dominican Order, whose thought has profoundly shaped the theology of the Church and is especially relevant in dealing with the issues of our age. The Thomistic Institute, based out of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, has put out a series of engaging videos introducing people to his wisdom. Here is the introductory video to the series. We encourage you to make your way through all the videos on the Aquinas 101 YouTube playlist.
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