Welcome
The COR IESU Project is a preaching initiative of the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph (Eastern Province, USA) dedicated to the work of priestly formation.
It is our sincere hope that this project will allow our Dominican charism of preaching, as well as the intellectual and spiritual traditions of our Order, to serve the Church in her formation of future priests.
“The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus.”
~ St. Jean-Marie Vianney
2025-2026 PROGRAMMING
Preaching Workshops
Our preaching formation workshop is a five-day intensive workshop intended for seminarians in the configuration stage of priestly formation.
COR IESU Retreats
Our COR IESU Retreats are directed retreats that offer an encounter with the Heart of Christ; intended for seminarians in any stage of priestly formation.
Canonical Retreats
Our canonical retreats are six-day retreats intended for seminarians preparing for ordination to the transitional diaconate or presbyterate.
Preaching
Workshop
for Seminarians
July 14-18, 2025
St. Mary’s Seminary & University
Baltimore, MD
If you are a seminarian in the configuration stage of priestly formation, please join us for this Preaching Workshop in order to grow in your understanding of preaching, in the skills needed to develop your own art of preaching, and in the spirituality of one who has been chosen by Christ to be a Voice for the Word.
The Dominican Charism in the Service of the Priesthood
TO PRAISE
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TO BLESS
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TO PREACH
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TO PRAISE • TO BLESS • TO PREACH •
Blog Posts
Preaching to the Whole Person
Classical Wisdom for the New Evangelization
Fr. Michael O’Connor, O.P.
“Given the importance of the word of God, the quality of homilies needs to be improved.” Pope Benedict XVI wrote these words in his 2007 Apostolic Exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis. The Holy Father then repeated this admonition in his 2010 Apostolic Exhortation, Verbum Domini, adding: “The art of good preaching…is an art that needs to be cultivated.” This need is all the more pressing as the Church embraces the call and challenge of the New Evangelization. A renewed effort on the part of preachers—to improve the quality of homilies, and to cultivate the art of good preaching—must be central to the work of the New Evangelization. The question is: How is this to be done? How can the art of good preaching be learned and cultivated? This is an age-old question, and there are some age-old answers to this question which, I believe, can serve preachers very well in meeting the challenges of evangelization in our day. …
Read more HERE.
We Need Great Men
Fr. Maximilian Jaskowak, O.P.
The modern Church is in dire need of greatness.
We don’t just need anyone in the seminary; we don’t just need anyone in the pew.
We need great men.
We need great men who don’t flee from danger or run into trifling dangers unheeded. We need great men who live not for themselves but for another. We need great men who believe in love and love to believe.
We, the Church, need great men.
We don’t need men who are unduly humble, and we certainly don’t need men who are vain.
We need great men.
And each of us—both you and me—have the potential to be great. …
Read more HERE.
Videos
“By giving me your Holy Priesthood,
you have given me your Heart.”
~ Bl. Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus