Oliver Keenan
fr. Oliver is Master of Students of the English Province, teaches dogmatic theology at Blackfriars, Oxford, and has recently been appointed Director of the Aquinas Institute.
oliver.keenan@english.op.org
Catholic Social Teaching: Health
“Sharing in the joys and hopes, sorrows and anxieties of the people of every age, the Church has constantly accompanied
Catherine of Siena
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire." So was today's Dominican Saint,
Easter Sunday 2014: The Living Christ
Reading: John 20:1-9. We do not preach the empty tomb, but the living Christ. The essence of our Easter joy does
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent: Snakes on the Plain
Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30. Few would accuse David R. Ellis of mis-selling his 2006 film Snakes on a Plane: the
Third Wednesday of Lent: Law and Gospel
Readings: Matthew 5:17-19.It is clear that Jesus’s attitude toward the law seemed remarkably cavalier to some of his religious contemporaries.
Second Sunday of Lent: Transfiguration and Tents
Readings: Matthew 17:1-19. What on earth is St. Peter thinking? In the middle of this mystical scene, a moment of profound
Friday after Ash Wednesday: Comparing
Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15. Today, John’s disciples indulge a brief foray into comparative religion: why aren’t Jesus’s followers observing the same dietary
God Matters?
Continuing our series of evening talks and discussions to mark the Year of Faith, we are able to share with
Gospel Joy: The Homily
There’s an old joke that there’s no such thing as a bad sermon: sometimes, it’s the preacher’s words that are
Popular Piety: Litanies and Novenae
“When you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their
Advent 2013: ‘O Sapientia’
At times life can seem so bewildering and mysterious that it feels as if we are lacking a vital piece
First Saturday of Advent: Discerning God’s voice
Readings: Isaiah 30:19-26, Matthew 9:35-10:8. Wouldn’t it be great if God sent faxes? Wouldn’t it be wonderfully reassuring to know that,