Robert Ombres
fr. Robert Ombres, former Procurator General of the Order of Preachers, lives and teaches at Blackfriars, Oxford and at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.
robert.ombres@english.op.org
Our Dramatic Lives
Seventh Sunday of Easter. Fr Robert Ombres reminds us that our salvation is a victory in which we are active
Love, Finally
Twenty-fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres preaches on the love that exceeds justice. On hearing or reading certain gospel
No Light Squibs of Mirth
Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres unpacks the profound vision of the Beatitudes. Jesus is not promising ‘light squibs
Hope and Realism
Fourth Sunday of Easter. Fr Robert Ombres preaches on Christ the Good Shepherd. As Christians, when we face difficulties we may
By Way of the Cross
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres preaches on the transforming power of Christian discipleship. Today’s gospel is demanding. It
Living Provisionally
Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres considers what it costs to follow Christ. The readings for Mass today may
Christ the Kindly Light
Fourth Sunday of Lent (A) | Fr Robert Ombres considers Christ as the Light who helps us to see in dark times. There
Be Lost in Wonder
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (C) | Fr Robert Ombres leads us to consider the wonder and mystery of
Better to Enter into Life
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Robert Ombres expands our world by pointing to the challenges of today's
Captivated by Christ
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) | Fr Robert Ombres contemplates being caught up in the mystery of God who
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord | Fr Robert Ombres meditates on our entry in Jerusalem together with
Something to Celebrate
Eleventh Sunday of the Year. fr Robert Ombres reflects on the nature of sin and how it is to be