Papal Visit I: The Significance of Cardinal Newman
fr Carleton Jones OP, a Dominican of the Eastern Province of the United States wrote his doctoral dissertation on Newman
Blackfriars Oxford featured on BBC’s ‘Faith Place’
fr Lawrence Lew OP takes to the airwaves again! This time he was interviewed by BBC Radio Oxford for Faith
General Chapter 2010
Today in Rome, friars from across the globe will begin to assemble for the two-hundredth and ninetieth General Chapter of
Who’s the Greatest?
Twenty-Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Isidore Clarke suggests that we learn to laugh at ourselves. At a formal meal, seating
A – Z of the Mass: Prayers
Prayer is the raising of one's heart and mind to God, and whilst this doesn't have to be restricted to
A – Z of the Mass: Offerings
At the centre of the Eucharistic action is the idea of offering. As the Catechism says: "The Eucharist is the
To Live is to Move
Twenty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Colin Carr tells us that God welcomes the badly brought-up. Why does the Church get
A-Z of the Mass: ‘N’
There are a number of places in the rite of the Mass where the designations 'N', or 'N and N',
A-Z of the Mass: Memorial
'Do this in memory of me' One of the themes running through the writings of Herbert McCabe OP is the idea
Mother of Redeemed Humanity
Readings: Revelation 11:19, 12:1-6,10; Psalm 44; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26; Luke 1:39-56 Elizabeth calls Mary “the mother of my Lord”, and her
Bodily into Eternity
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr Peter Clarke preaches on the need for the Doctrine of the
A to Z of the Mass – Language
Clearly, language plays an important part in the celebration of the Eucharist: after all, we say that it is