Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, OP

About Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, OP

Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P. grew up in Maryland in a large family. He attended the University of Maryland and then the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 2014. He worked in the chaplain's office at Providence College for 6 1/2 years, after which he was assigned to the Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Catherine of Siena in New York City in 2021, where he currently serves as the pastor.

Words Like Straw: A Eulogy on St. Thomas Aquinas

Objection 1 – Who am I to preach in honor of the one whose mouth poured forth sweet words of wisdom? I am not worthy to preach in honor of the master who climbed the mountain of God and whose words flowed forth like Jeremiah’s “many waters” … [Read more...]