A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Fr. Stephen Dominic Hayes is one of eight children. Proud of his Irish heritage, he brings a deep cultural and spiritual richness to his vocation. He holds an A.B. in Biology from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire; a J.D. from Boston University School of Law; and a Sacred Theology Baccalaureate (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
Father Hayes is assigned as a full-time mission and retreat preacher based in Columbus Ohio, where he is the Conventual Prior (religious superior) of the Dominican community.
He is a native of Boston, Massachusetts and has seven brothers and sisters and rejoices in his Irish heritage. He holds an A.B. in Biology from Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an S.T.B. from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (the Dominican House of Studies) in Washington, DC.
In June 2022, he received a certificate as an Associate Scholar in the Hebraic Context of the Bible program from the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies (accreditation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem). After practicing law for a few years, he entered the Dominican Order in 1982, made solemn profession in 1986, and was ordained a priest in 1988. He has served as a priest, pastor, and preacher based for 34 years in Ohio and Kentucky. Fr. Hayes currently enjoys the priestly faculties of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.
In addition to parochial service, Father Hayes has had experience in retreat work, parish missions, pilgrimage direction, as a spiritual director and confessor, and in Catholic radio and print media. He continues to serve as a National Eucharistic Preacher of the National Eucharistic Revival conducted by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
He has for many years been active in the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He is particularly interested in Holy Scripture, Sacramentology, and medieval Christian history.
Some Topics on which Fr. Hayes has provided programs:
The Sacraments that Make Us Christian: Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist (often asked for as a Lenten Parish Mission)
From the Jordan to the New Jerusalem: Our Life in Christ with Mary
The Holy Eucharist: Jesus is Here! He is Truly Here!
The Holy Eucharist: Real Presence, True Sacrifice, Call to Union and Mission.
Devotion to Our Lady
The Holy Rosary: The Gospel Prayed
The Sacraments of Initiation
A Virtual Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
The Theological Virtues and Their Practice
Pride, Humility, and Living in the Present Moment
The Gifts of The Holy Spirit in Our Vocation
The Desert Saints and Progress in Prayer
The Treasures of the Holy Eucharist (A Parish Mission)
Praying the Bible: An Introduction to Lectio Divina
The Holy Rosary: A School of Prayer
A Life of Holy Wisdom
The Road of Faith: Abraham and the Friendship of God
The Three Renunciations of Baptism / Religious Life (cf. St. John Cassian)
The Path of Dominican Life
The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic
Lectio Divina according to St. Dominic’s Practice
Good St. Anne: Faithful to the Most High, Overshadowed by the Spirit.
An Advent Mission: Mary Gives Birth to Christ Our Way, Our Truth and Our Life.
From the Jordan to Jerusalem: The Mysteries of Christ, Lived
A Clergy Institute on the Holy Eucharist 2023 (9 presentations)
A Eucharistic 40 Hours Devotion
The Open Heart of Jesus: The Enduring Passover
A Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Six Conferences on the New Manna
The Rosary as a Biblical Catechesis
Reading the Sacred Page: The Four Senses of Scripture
Our Lady of Lourdes and the Sacraments of Initiation
The Rosary: A School for Biblical Literacy
