This year, Riordan introduced seven Dominican brothers from Saint Dominic’s Catholic Church in San Francisco, who visit campus every Tuesday.

During their weekly visits, the brothers come to chapel and pray the liturgy of the hours and also drop in and lead different religion classes. So far, the brothers have visited the classrooms of Joshua Keeney, Danielle Jow, and Joe Frias.

Religious studies teacher Joshua Keeney stated, “I have seen the brothers begin to inspire others to consider their own role or calling in relation to God and become a witness for their faith.”

During their time in different classes, the brothers have left an impact in discussing different topics such as saints and the Dominican Order. They have also taught students the different aspects of what it means to become a brother and how to be able to approach the potential calling to the priesthood.

Walter Jordan ’26 stated, “I think the brothers impacted my class because of how they were able to answer specific and nuanced questions about my faith. I could tell others were open to listening to what they had to say and open to discovering more about their faith as well.”

Nykol Rodriguez ’26 stated, “I think the brothers made a warm impact on my class. They help make our class interact with each other and bring us closer together. They make our class more interesting and make us go into deep thought. They are also nice to have around because it’s nice to
have a change from regular class.”

The brothers will continue to visit campus throughout this academic school year; it is unclear if they will return for the 2024-2025 school year. Thus far, students see the brothers continuing to make a difference in class and spread the Marianist spirit throughout Riordan.