Saints This Month – 31 January: St John Bosco
In the year for priests it is appropriate to recall the life and work of one of the greatest priests
Celebrating Priesthood in Fiction – Don Camillo
In 1946 the journalist and humorist Giovanni Guareschi published a short story in the satirical magazine Candido. This tale
Our brother, the Dumb Ox!
This statue of the great Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church, St Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274), surmounts the
Dandelion and Burdock
Dandelion and burdock is a very British drink, thought to have been drunk within these isles since 1265.
Celebrating Priesthood- Father Edward J. Flanagan
With young offender institutions overflowing, and "gangs of Hoodies" roaming the streets, youth crime is a hot button issue in
In Your Hearing
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Michael Demkovich invites us to open our ears to Christ's call. In an age of empty
Film Review: A Serious Man
Having been an admirer of the films of the Coen Brothers for most of my adult life I was, as
Pope Benedict on the Mendicant Orders
During his General Audience address last week Pope Benedict reflected on the example of the mendicant orders, the Franciscans and
A Compass Weekend
This weekend fr Robert Verrill OP visited Worth Abbey to speak to this year's Compass participants about Dominican life. Compass