Matthew Jarvis
Fr Matthew Jarvis is Prior of St Dominic's Priory, London.
matthew.jarvis@english.op.org
Dies Irae – Requiem Mass Sequence
November is traditionally the month of the dead. In our private prayers and public liturgy, this is the time when
Councils of Faith: Ephesus I (431)
The dogmatic definition of the Holy Trinity in the Nicene Creed did not shut down debate in the Church, but
Spode Music Week 2012
It's not only in the liturgy that you would associate Dominicans with music. Readers of Godzdogz will know that fr.
Women in the Old Testament: The Bride in the Song of Songs
The Song of Songs – a Hebrew idiom meaning 'the greatest song' – is one of the most intriguing books in
Our Lady of Walsingham
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. Walsingham is known as 'England's Nazareth', a place of pilgrimage for almost
Women in the Old Testament: Bathsheba
Bathsheba ('daughter of the oath') is one of only five women to be mentioned, albeit indirectly as 'the wife of
Feast of the Transfiguration
Terror is truly a natural, human response to the Transfiguration. Peter, James and John are confronted with the blinding glory
Invocation 2012
The Invocation festival is going from strength to strength. Last weekend (6-8 July), this national discernment festival for young adults
Blackfriars Summer Fair
You might think that moving the customary Blackfriars Easter Fair to a later date, and calling it the Blackfriars Summer
Pentecost – Visible and Invisible
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23Last year, the very late Easter
Aquinas Institute/Templeton Lectures – Nicholas Lombardo OP
Last week the Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars, supported by the Templeton Foundation, was privileged to host two open lectures by Dr
Sacraments: Confirmation
Confirmation is the sacrament of Christian maturity. By a unique sealing with the gift of the Holy Spirit, baptismal grace