Martyrdom is a strangely familiar thing. As the act of dying in witness to, and fellowship with, Christ it sits

Innocent V, born in 1225, joined the Dominican Order when he was sixteen years old and, after a routine Dominican

Hugh of Saint-Cher was, quite literally, one of the most eminent of the early Dominicans. Born in France he went

Blessed Jordan of Saxony (1190-1237) was born in Germany to a noble family and lived there until he moved to

St Peter Martyr was a thirteenth-century Dominican inquisitor in northern Italy who through his life and martyrdom in 1252 achieved

When examining the past we can often fall into the error of privileging a perceived ‘Golden Age’ located far in

Of the three vows that form the basis of consecrated life, chastity is perhaps the most controversial. Though it finds its

“Remember man that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return.” With these words the priest imposes ash upon our

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum

Readings: Isaiah 41:13-20; Matthew 11:11-15 Sometimes the spiritual life seems to be stuck on repeat. Again and again we find ourselves

What makes a house secure? If we were to examine the buildings around us we would probably first think about

On the 29th of June we celebrate the Solemnities of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, two apostles both very