Richard Ounsworth
fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth is Prior and Parish Priest at Holy Cross Priory, Leicester, teaches scripture for Blackfriars, Oxford, and is the Editor of Torch.
richard.ounsworth@english.op.org
Magic and Mystery
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth considers the nature of Christ's miracles. I remember when the Harry Potter
King and Shepherd
Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr Richard Ounsworth preaches on the parable of the sheep and the goats. We may find
Don’t Keep Calm
Third Sunday of Lent. Even Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth finds that the British stiff upper lip has its limits. We are
The Third Way
Thirty-second Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth encourages us to let our hope exceed our imagination. One of my
In the Heart of God
Trinity Sunday. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth suggests that Trinitarian faith gives us the courage to be humble. While it might be
Being and Doing
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth considers how the baptism of Jesus points to
The Necessity of Salt
Solemnity of Our Holy Father Saint Dominic. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth offers a bonus sermon. In Dominican churches throughout the world
Not Afraid to Ask
Fourth Sunday of Advent | Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth urges us to imitate Our Lady in her theological curiosity. Our Lady
The Power of the Cross
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Fr Richard Joseph Ounsworth preaches about religion and politics. Jeremiah is perhaps the most obviously political
Moulded in His Image
Second Sunday of Easter (A) | Fr Richard Ounsworth says that by living lives of mercy we come anew every
Nonsensical Prayers
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) | Fr Richard Ounsworth says that Jesus teaches us how to pray so that
Priestly Presents
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Richard Ounsworth calls us to renew our consecration to God as a