Robert Gay
Fr Robert Gay is Bursar and Assistant Novice Master in the Dominican Priory in Milan.
robert.gay@english.op.org
MAUNDY THURSDAY – As One Who Serves
Readings: Exodus 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 There are many ways of communicating with each other. Of course,
Lenten Retreat – Week Four, Feast Of St. Joseph
It's interesting that St. Joseph is a saint to whom many have a great devotion, but little is know about
Lenten Retreat – Week 3, Tuesday.
Readings: Daniel 3:25, 34-43; Matthew 18:21-35 How do we react when we read or hear today's Gospel? If we are
Lent Retreat – Week 1, Saturday
Readings: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2,4-5,7-8; Mt 5:43-48 The recent car bomb in Newry in Northern Ireland marks a troubling development in
Lent Retreat – FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
We all know what temptation is like. We hover over the tin, and wrestle with the idea of having just
Characters of Advent – Joseph
It is not surprising that the Advent season brings Joseph to the fore. The events surrounding the conception and birth
Prophecy and its Fulfillment
In the Old Testament, we have many things about the prophets. There are tales of their lives, and accounts of
First Sunday of Advent – Endings and Beginnings
Readings: Jer 33:14-16, Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14, 1 Thes 3:12-4:2, Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 We start the story of the
Feast of Christ the King
A Feast called Christ the King might make us a bit wary. Kingship is about authority and power, two things
Saints This Month – 28 October, SS Simon and Jude
It’s hard to know what to make of Simon and Jude, the two Apostles whose feast we celebrate today. Of
Catholicism in the South Wales Valleys: 1. The Cynon Valley
As part of my summer placement after ordination to the Diaconate, I spent a month working in the South Wales
The Life of Virtue – Fortitude
In normal, everyday situations, the process of deciding how to act involves our emotions, the use of reason and the