CANTATEOP.ORG is a website managed and supported by Fr. Corwin Low, OP, a priest and friar of the Western Dominican Province (USA). It contains various musings, reflections, and perspectives regarding his main ministry, which is to lead Holy Rosary Catholic Church, a Dominican parish in northeast Portland in Oregon. The parish is a very faithful community and a “destination” parish for the greater Portland/Vancouver area, with families traveling more than an hour each way to seek out our preaching, our liturgy, and our community.

Recently he led an expedition as chaplain to a group of Catholics to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest point in the continent of Africa, and one of the famed Seven Summits on Earth. He took advantage of the climb to garner support in the form of prayers and donations with the goal of summiting the peak and to celebrate Mass there. On the morning of February 15, 2022, he and his team succeeded in reaching Uhuru Point, the highest point on the Kilimanjaro massif, where he celebrated a Mass in the Extraordinary Dominican Rite.

hrough the prayers and generous donations from parishioners and well-wishers across the globe, he was able to crowd-fund almost $11,000 USD to support the Dominican student brothers in formation, many of whom will be ordained priests, and hopefully bring the message of the gospel to the four corners of the Earth.

Latest Articles

Heartfelt Thanks

At long last, the Dominican Student Brothers have received the donations from all those who supported my Kilimanjaro expedition and they wanted to send their heartfelt thanks to the benefactors. The Master of Students, Fr. Read more…

In Moshi

I arrived in Moshi today in the early hours of the morning. Moshi is at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Coming off the airplane the shock was the bureaucracy of Tanzania government, especially under COVID-19. Read more…

Culture of Luxury

It’s been about 21 years since I made a flight connection at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on my way to visit the Dominicans in Pakistan. At that time I thought it Read more…

Entering Tanzania

19 years ago I was living in Seattle. So, to get to Mt. Kilimanjaro I had to fly to Amsterdam and then take a KLM flight from there to Moshi in the United Republic of Read more…

Come Blog with Me

This past weekend I was in Las Vegas doing supply work at the parish of St. Bridget. St. Bridget rectory was not available so I got to stay at St. Christopher’s which is a couple Read more…

Which Route?

Like most mountains there are several ways up Mt. Kilimanjaro. Because it’s the largest free-standing mountain in the world, it has a really substantial footprint—the diameter at it’s widest point is almost 25 miles (though Read more…