For Saint Paul, the resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the foundation upon which our Christian faith is based.

Readings: Ezekiel 37: 12-14; Ps 130: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. Much of our focus in Lent is on the condition

Fifth Sunday of Lent. Fr Richard Ounsworth explores the ironies of today's liturgy. There are two strange ironies in today's liturgy.

John 12.20: 'Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip,

"We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both

"So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of

‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me.’ Deep down we all know that this

Our Lord has just been condemned to death; the crowd freed a thief and called for the crucifixion of the

The Dominican community at Blackfriars Oxford, which is the Studentate house of the English Province, has recently launched a fund-raising

“Like the deer that yearns for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for

‘I see’ said the blind man is a paradox beautifully encapsulating today’s Gospel story. This man who had been blind

Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Timothy Calvert preaches on the gift of sight to the man born blind. This