Summer 2009 saw the publication of a number of works by members of the Blackfriars community. Fr Richard Finn published Asceticism

Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Benjamin Earl considers the meaning of religion that is 'pure and undefiled'. Every so often

For the past few years, the Dominicans who minister in England and Scotland have been leading an annual pilgrimage to

The recent deaths of Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, the last surviving First World War veterans in Britain, marked the

I met an old lady once who had given her life to the 'care of the well body'. This was

Thank you all you who have been following our series on The Life of Virtue. Many interesting comments have come

Shamefacedness, the state of being ashamed, is not a virtue according to St. Thomas but neither is it a vice,

Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth preaches on our reaction to Christ's sermon on the Bread of

To view a slideshow of photos from fr Columba Ryan's funeral, which took place in St Dominic's Priory church in

Temperance is one of the four cardinal (or, as we might say nowadays, 'key') virtues, along with prudence, justice and

When a chick pecks its way out of an egg, it is performing an action that is much more than

‘Wait your turn – patience is a virtue you know!’ How many times have we all heard patience being