Robert Verrill
fr Robert Verrill is the Prior of Blackfriars, Cambridge, and teaches philosophy at Blackfriars, Oxford.
robert.verrill@english.op.org
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent: A lesson from the Pharisees
Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12; Jn 7:40-53 If you've ever thought our society was going through a cultural and
St Patrick
Readings: 1 Peter 4:7-11; Psalm 96:1- 10; Luke 5:1-11 Of all patron saints, perhaps St Patrick is the most emblematic. Today
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent – The long road to freedom
Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-10;Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6;Luke 16:19-31 Life as a Dominican friar is really pretty comfortable. We get to wear
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
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
What would St Thomas make of Pleasantville?
I recently saw the film Pleasantville for the first time. It's about two 1990's teenagers, David and Jennifer, who are
28th January – Saint Thomas Aquinas
I'm afraid I have to own up to the fact that before I joined the Dominican Order, I knew very
BLESSING OUR LIVES II
In our last blog post on blessings, we reflected on how blessings may play a bigger role in our daily
The Holy Innocents
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
Christmas Day – God became man so that men might become gods
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
Second Week of Advent – Friday – ‘Wisdom is justified by her deeds’
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
What Are You Going To Watch?
First Sunday of Advent. Fr Robert Verrill tells us why Jesus's death on the Cross is a little like television. Jesus
First Sunday of Advent: What Are You Going To Watch?
Br. Robert has provided this week's sermon for Torch, the English Dominicans’ site offering online sermons for Sundays and Holy