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fr Robert Verrill is the Prior of Blackfriars, Cambridge, and teaches philosophy at Blackfriars, Oxford.
robert.verrill@english.op.org

Deut. 30:15-20, Ps. 1:1-4,6, Lk. 9:22-25 Lent is a time in the liturgical year especially associated with repentance. By repenting, we

I recently saw the film Pleasantville for the first time. It's about two 1990's teenagers, David and Jennifer, who are

I'm afraid I have to own up to the fact that before I joined the Dominican Order, I knew very

In our last blog post on blessings, we reflected on how blessings may play a bigger role in our daily

1 Jn 1:5-2:2, Ps 123:2-5,7-8, Mt 2:13-18 The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a powerful reminder of the great challenge

Isaiah 52:7-10, Psalm 97:1-6, Hebrews 1:1-6, John 1:1-18 God became man so that men might become gods. These words of St

Readings: Isaiah 48:17-19, Ps 1, Matthew 11:16-19 If you want to live as part of a happy community, usually it's a

First Sunday of Advent. Fr Robert Verrill tells us why Jesus's death on the Cross is a little like television. Jesus

Br. Robert has provided this week's sermon for Torch, the English Dominicans’ site offering online sermons for Sundays and Holy

Daniel 7:15-27; Daniel 3:82-87; Luke 21:34-36Today is New Year's Eve (well New Year's Eve of the liturgical year at any

This week is Prisons Week: An ecumenical week of prayer in England and Wales for prisoners and prison ministry. It

Rm 8:31-39, Ps 108:21-22,26-27,30-31, Lk 13:31-35In today's Gospel, two animals are mentioned – a fox and a hen. Now there's

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