Father Marie Dominique Philippe, O.P.
Dominican Priest, Preacher and Philosopher
Father Marie Dominique Philippe was born in northern France on September 8, 1912. He was the eighth child in a family of twelve children. All told, seven of the children would enter religious life. After having completed his secondary education with the Jesuits at Lille, France, he entered the Order of Saint Dominic in November,... Continue Reading →
“When you pray, go into your room”: Discovering interior prayer Saint Teresa of Avila understood well what interior prayer is. We can even say that she was a “master” in the domain of interior prayer, and that she remains so. Certainly, she was writing for Carmelite nuns, but she also wrote for every soul that... Continue Reading →
Commenting on the passage about the wedding feast at Cana, Saint Thomas Aquinas emphasizes that Mary is always invited.[1] At the wedding at Cana, she is present; and every time we enter our room, close our door, and wish to discover in the secret of our hearts the presence of the Father,[2] Mary is present.... Continue Reading →
The report (Comprendre et Guerir) published by the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint John states (p. 513) that "Further research into Father M.-D. Philippe's work has already brought to light some clear points of departure from the Church's tradition". A little further on, the report stresses: "We are led to question the place of... Continue Reading →
A path to wisdom Father Marie Dominique Philippe was undeniably a philosopher and theologian when he founded the Community Saint-John in 1975. Recognized as a congregation of diocesan rite in 1986 by the Church, this same Church paid tribute to him a few months before his death through the Prefect of the Congregation for Religious:... Continue Reading →
The Book of Revelation 12 The third scene in chapter 12: we return to the struggle between the Dragon and the Woman. “And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, ‘Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ, for the accuser of... Continue Reading →
Chapter 2: A flawed interpretation A flawed interpretation Having noted the factual failure to respect the texts and teachings of Fr. M-D. Philippe and the distorted way of interpreting them, we must now highlight the interpretative logic that emerges from this approach. This logic runs through the whole report, and can be characterized by an... Continue Reading →
Book of Revelation “And the Dragon stood before the Woman who was about to give birth [here we see his cunning] to devour her child as soon as she had given birth to it.” The devil is sadistic: he wants to devour the child right before the Woman’s eyes. If he could do that, he... Continue Reading →
Book of Revelation Chapter 12: "Mary clothed with the Sun" Here Mary appears to us “clothed with the sun.” The sun is Jesus. The fact that she is clothed with it expresses her fullness of grace. “Clothed with the sun” in glory, she is radiant. “The moon under her feet”: this represents the entire corruptible,... Continue Reading →
Part I, Indefensible Assertions: Chapter One In this "doctrinal" part of the report, where the elements of the demonstration are very heterogeneous (undemonstrated general remarks, quotations from texts without perspective, verbatim statements by "victims" or "abusers", school discussions on Aristotle or Saint Thomas, comparisons of texts, statements and situations of abuse which are intrinsically unrelated,... Continue Reading →
Joseph’s great trial came when God spoke to Mary to ask her consent, [at the Annunciation]. As we have seen, Joseph did not doubt the purity of Mary’s heart: she could not have deceived him – she loved him too much. But she loved God more than she loved Joseph; she loved Joseph in God.... Continue Reading →
Father Marie Dominique Philippe, O.P. 