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Vocation Office
Western Dominican Province
5890 Birch Court
Oakland, CA 94618-1626
(510)-596-1821
Our Vocations require a great deal of support, from the first moment they begin their novitiate until the last moments of their retirement. Please do conside visiting our donation page and helping form and sustain the priests and brothers who will serve you in the future, serve you now and have served you in the past.
Saints and Blesseds
The Order of Friars Preachers,
The Dominican Order,
has a beautiful history of learning, service and holiness manifested in its saints and blesseds of every age since its foundation by St. Dominic de Guzman. Do enjoy the periodic postings of such stories as are available from various sources, especially our own archives.
Religious Retirement
Our elderly and infirm friars receive the best care we have available to us, as in any family. We rely heavily on the donations of others for our own existence and thus when one of our own becomes incapable of further ministry due to age or infirmity, those same donations help us support the sometimes necessary special care required by such members of our communities.
We prefer to care for our elderly and infirm in our own houses so that the life of a religious community can be a part of a friars life as long as possible. This is also the most economical in many ways. We strive to use donations wisely. But sometimes a care facility is essential. As we, as a Province, do not benefit from the national collection for retired religious, we ask that you assist us in caring for these friars who have prayed, taught, served and ministered for so many years amomg the people of the Western United States and beyond.
Please, in your kindness, consider assisting us in this work of brotherly love.
Many thanks in advance.
Catholicism
It's just the right thing
Fr. Anselm Tilman Ramelow, OP
Fr. Anselm Ramelow is from Germany. After his conversion to the Catholic Church he learned about the Dominicans through one of the Western Dominican Province friars ministering in Germany. One thing led to another, and this friar invited him to come to the United States and investigate religious life in the Province. He entered the novitiate taking the religious name of "Anselm." In past times, he sang in the cathedral choir of Munich. He is also an organists and pianist.
He finished his Ph.D. in philosophy in 1995 after an M.A. in History. Completing his pastoral residency in Los Angeles, California (2001), he returned to his theological studies. During his last several years of theological studies, he taught philosophy at both the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, and the University of San Francisco.
His first assignment is at Holy Rosary Parish in Antioch, California. He will spend one year in ministry there, before resuming his ministry as a professor of philosophy.
Bibliography, updated Sep. 19, 2008 (Word), Books, articles, reviews authored by Fr. Anselm.
First Mass, June 8, 2003
Presbyterate Ordination, June 7, 2003.
First Vows - On August 30, 1997 Br. Anselm made his Simple Profession. Real Audio and Text.