Nicholas Crowe
Fr Nicholas Crowe is Prior of the Priory of the Holy Spirit, Oxford.
nicholas.crowe@english.op.org
Ash Wednesday
Today, at the Ash Wednesday Mass, a cross will be marked on our foreheads and we will hear the
Gospel Joy: Being a missionary Church
Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation represents a summons of all Christians to mission and so in one way or another every
The Conversion of St. Paul
Today we celebrate the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, an event that has such significance in the life
The Dominican Seminar: Evangelii Gaudium
Fr. John Farrell OP lectures on Evangelii Gaudium
The Divine Language of Love
How do the people around us know that we love them? How do we communicate love? I suppose the most
Advent 2013: ‘O Adonai’
In these last days before Christmas the sense of expectation in the Church’s liturgy intensifies as a treasure trove of
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent: The Vulnerable Flock
Readings: Isaiah 40: 1 -11; Psalm 96; Matthew 18: 12-14 In today’s Gospel Christ, the good shepherd, invites us
First Monday of Advent: Christ the Healer and Spiritual Sickness
Readings: Isaiah 4: 2 - 6; Psalm 122; Matthew 8: 5 - 11 Today’s passage from chapter eight of Matthew’s
God brings all our good purposes and every effort of faith to fulfilment
Thirty-First Sunday of the Year. Fr Nicholas Crowe reflects upon how God uses our initiative and transforms our human effort in
Popular Piety: Blessings
'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual
Councils of Faith: Vienne (1311-12)
Pope Francis’ decision to gather an advisory body of Cardinals from all over the world has prompted much discussion in
Why give it all up for God?
Channel 4 has a daily 90-second programme in which individuals are invited to contribute their “take” on various religious and