DENVER—Dominican Brother James Dominic Rooney is to make his first profession to the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, Aug. 15 in Denver.

Growing up, Br. Rooney lived in Akron, Ohio, Norfolk, Va., and Japan before his family settled in Perrysburg.

Dominican Brother James Dominic Rooney

Br. Rooney, the oldest of Thomas and Maryanna Rooney’s three children, grew up in Perrysburg St. Rose and Maumee St. Joseph parishes. He graduated from St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo and later entered Saint Joseph’s College Seminary at Loyola University, Chicago, for the Diocese of Toledo.

He attended Loyola for one year before transferring to the Catholic University of America where he earned a degree in philosophy. He later graduated from the University of Toledo with a master’s degree in philosophy before entering the Dominicans.

During his discernment, Br. Rooney received spiritual counsel and discernment advice from Father Michael Dandurand, Father Monte Hoyles and Jesuit Father Francis Canfield.

Br. Rooney completed his novitiate in Denver and is to begin his formal studies for the priesthood in the fall at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis.

Founded by St. Dominic, the Order of Preachers has worked for nearly 800 years to bring the true message of the Gospel to the world through its preaching and teaching.

The Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Albert the Great serve the Catholic church in 14 states throughout the central United States. Empowered by their preaching charism, the friars proclaim the Gospel through theological education, college Newman Centers, parishes and social justice ministries. 

For more information about the Dominicans, visit www.domcentral.org.