Attentive in Prayer
First Sunday of Advent | Fr Robert Verrill calls our attention to Advent as an opportunity to grow in grace
Neglected Books of the Old Testament: Haggai
Haggai suffers from pretty terrible neglect. There’s very little traditional liturgical use of the text by either Jews or Christians,
Cloister Gates Restored in Blackfriars, Oxford
Original cloister gates restored and re-erected. It is several decades since the wrought-iron cloister gates were removed from their original position
Is Democracy Working? Recent events of the Las Casas Institute
Among the hard questions debated at recent events of the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice (based at Blackfriars, Oxford)
Called to Witness: Discovering our Vocation
Fr Nicholas Crowe OP reflects on the vocation of all the baptised. Everyone has a vocation: this has been my constant
St Dominic’s Parish Celebrates 150 Years
On Saturday 7th October 2017, St Dominic's, London, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the parish community. On that day in
Pilgrimage in the Steps of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Br Joseph Bailham OP describes a recent youth pilgrimage to Piedmont, Italy. In early July of this year four friars and
Neglected Books of the Old Testament: Baruch
Many people can relate to the experience of hearing God’s word most clearly in time of desperate need and apparent
The Majesty of Christ Crucified
Solemnity of Christ the King | Fr John O'Connor reflects on true Christian majesty Thinking of this Sunday’s gospel reading, that
Neglected Books of the Old Testament: Zephaniah
We are approaching the Feast of Christ the King, coming at the end of the month. In this feast, we
Neglected Books of the Old Testament: Habbakuk
Habakkuk is a surprisingly Dominican minor prophet: his image appears twice on the fifth century wooden doors of Santa Sabina,
The God Who Nurtures Us
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) | Fr David Goodill says that God nurtures his people, especially those who live