Luke Doherty
Fr Luke Doherty is assistant priest at Holy Cross, Leicester, and Catholic Chaplain to HMP Leicester
luke.doherty@english.op.org
Interesting churches: Our Holy Redeemer’s, Clydebank
Our Holy Redeemer’s church was opened on October 12th 1903, and was the first dedicated Catholic church to open in
The Saint and the Chopped up Baby
The title of Laura Smoller’s book “The Saint and the Chopped-up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and
Wednesday Gospel reflection
Imagine a situation where you are in the middle of a seven-mile walk, and a traveller begins walking alongside you
Fourth Sunday of Lent 2016
This Sunday, Br Luke Doherty, O.P., reflects on the Gospel this Sunday on the Prodigal Son.
Book launch
News | Yesterday, Blackfriars Hall hosted the book launch of two publications by Dominican friars of the Province of England. Yesterday, Blackfriars Hall
Questions for… Peter Harries, O.P.
I recently interviewed Peter Harries OP after the end of our Provincial Assembly in December 2015 in Oxford. Originally from
Saint Edmund Gennings
St Edmund Gennings is a martyr of the Catholic faith in England. He has one of the most remarkable stories
Care of Our Common Home: talks
News | Blackfriars Priory recently hosted talks on “Care of Our Common Home: Reflecting on Laudato Si’”. The speakers were Dr Austen
Gospel Reading of the Day Reflection
What is it that Jesus preaches that would turn family, friend and neighbour against his followers? Christians are being taken
Laudato Si’: Education
In chapter six of Laudato Si’ Pope Francis discusses “towards a new lifestyle” and environmental education. Francis starts in §202
Laudato Si’: Everyday ecology
It is always difficult to write about individual-level changes that we can make to reduce our own impact on the
Laudato Si’: “The Gospel of Creation”
I remember my civil engineering Professor tell a story of a construction project he was involved in, at a site