Gregory Pearson
Fr Gregory is Master of Novices of the English Province.
gregory.pearson@english.op.org
Sacraments: Baptism
‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent – Bringing everything into focus
Readings: Daniel 3: 14-20, 91-92, 95; Daniel 3: 52-56; John 8: 31-42 Just because we are called Christians, that doesn’t mean
19th March – St Joseph
Readings: 2 Samuel 7: 4-5, 12-14, 16; Psalm 88; Romans 4: 13, 16-18, 22; Matthew 1: 16, 18-21, 24 St Joseph,
Second Sunday of Lent – What’s the Transfiguration doing in Lent?
Readings: Genesis 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9: 2-10 What’s the Transfiguration doing here in Lent?
Ash Wednesday – ‘Blow the trumpet in Zion!’
Readings: Joel 2: 12-18; Psalm 50(51); 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18What are we meant to think about trumpets
The Catholic Church in Russia
The most significant date in the Christianisation of the Eastern Slavonic peoples is the baptism of St Vladimir by missionaries
2nd February – The Presentation of the Lord
Readings: Malachi 3: 1-4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2: 14-18; Luke 2: 22-40 At Christmas we celebrated the coming of God among
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian Unity in the First Millennium
When we talk about divisions among Christians, it’s all too easy to suggest that everything was just great until 1054,
Waiting in Hope: O Rex Gentium
Continuing our series of pre-Christmas talks, Br Gregory Pearson offers a reflection on the great O antiphon for today, 22nd December,
Waiting in Hope – Preparing for Christmas with the Dominican Students in Oxford
In the lead-up to Christmas, the Dominican students brothers in Oxford will be giving reflections on the coming feast on
17th December – “Son of David, Son of Abraham – Wisdom of God”
Readings: Genesis 49: 2, 8-10; Psalm 72; Matthew 1: 1-17 As we enter this final stage of Advent, when the Church
8th December – The Immaculate Conception – “Just another difficult dogma?”
Readings: Genesis 3: 9-15, 20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1: 3-6, 11-12; Luke 1: 26-38To summarise the question of a commenter