Jan 23, 2024

Fr. Thomas Blau, OP, is a member of the Dominican Order [Order of Preachers].  He is an itinerant preacher in the Diocese of Columbus doing parish missions with his residence at St. Patrick Priory.    He is one of the Pontifical Missionaries of Mercy of the Catholic Church, an inducted “Magistral Chaplain” for the Knights of Malta, and the local chaplain for the Columbus Legatus organization.   He is also the founder of “St. Barnabas Ministry” which provides a Dominican priest ready to take over a diocesan parish to allow the priest to go on vacation or retreat.   Fr. Blau is one of the Eucharistic Preachers selected by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for the Eucharistic Revival.