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
The Attraction of Mary
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. fr Robert Ombres explains how the unique relationship between Christ and
Our One Foundation
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. fr Robert Ombres notes how our faith is embodied through a Church
By Way of Mary
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Fr Robert Ombres helps us to see how Mary is Mother to all who
Two Ways of Looking at the Prodigal
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Robert Ombres helps us to envision how we can see our own lives
In Time and Out of Time
The Ascension of the Lord. Fr Robert Ombres offers us a way of envisaging time through contemplation upon the Ascension. We
Does God Care?
Eighteenth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres invites us to work miracles. God cares for everyone, indeed for everything, but
The Lost Son
Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres wonders who is really lost, and who is really prodigal. The parable of
Restart from the Beginning
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Robert Ombres preaches on Christian marriage. Think of the church weddings you have been to.
Too Good to be True
Feast of the Holy Family. Fr Robert Ombres finds the Holy Family good enough to be true. Among Catholics there has
Dust and Ashes
Ash Wednesday. Fr Robert Ombres finds in today's liturgy a perfect symbol of the Christian combination of realism and hope. Ashes
Lenten Question
First Sunday of Lent. Fr Robert Ombres relates the temptations of Christ to the traditional penitential exercises of Lent. There is
What Happened on Good Friday?
Good Friday. Fr Robert Ombres reminds us that we need to keep the Passion of Christ before our eyes all