Matthew Jarvis
Fr Matthew Jarvis is Prior of St Dominic's Priory, London.
matthew.jarvis@english.op.org
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent – Praying to oneself
What is so wrong with the prayer of the Pharisee? Why does he not go home 'justified', like the tax
Stations of the Cross: Simon of Cyrene carries the Cross
Br. Matthew Jarvis offers a reflection on the Fifth Station of the Cross, specially recorded for Godzdogz this Lent 2013:
Monday of the Second Week of Lent – Solidarity in Sin?
Cardinal Hume wrote: 'There is a certain solidarity in sin.' The passion and death of Christ happened as a consequence
First Sunday of Lent – We called on the Lord
Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Psalm 90:1-2,10-15, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 I recently read an article about the so-called ‘fasting diet’,
Pope Benedict XVI’s abdication
The sudden abdication of Pope Benedict XVI yesterday, to come into effect on 28 February at 7pm GMT, was greeted
Councils of Faith: Lateran IV (1215)
The Fourth Lateran Council (November 1215) represents a high-point in ecclesiastical governance in the Middle Ages. It is also of
‘This House would be glad to have gay parents’
Last Thursday, the Oxford Union Society debated the motion, This House would be glad to have gay parents. Speaking for the
Blackfriars, Canterbury
Canterbury is in some ways the religious heart of England. That was certainly the case when the first Dominican friars
Dominican Seminar 2013 – Fr Gerald Vann OP
Gerald Vann OP was one of the great Dominican communicators of the last century. Though much of his ministry was
The Pope’s First Tweet and the End of the World
So the End of the World has still not yet happened, and perhaps you are tired of all this waiting? In case
Advent Silence
'Silence is golden' – really? Just think of all the pejorative adjectives we attach to silence: an awkward silence, an
What I did in the summer…La Route Dominicaine
Walking long distances is a very Dominican activity. St Dominic walked countless miles preaching the Gospel in southern France and