Samuel Burke
Fr Samuel Burke is assigned to the Priory of St Albert the Great in Edinburgh, and serves as a chaplain in the Royal Navy.
samuel.burke@english.op.org
Corpus Christi
You learn something new every day. Researching for today’s post, I discovered that St Thomas Aquinas composed the Mass propers,
Corpus Christi
The great feast of Corpus Christi is a liturgy that was prompted by the vision of a young girl, St.
Tuesday of Holy Week
In today’s Gospel Jesus raises the question of his betrayer. The disciples, gathered at the Last Supper, are perplexed at
Psalm 38
Psalm 38 is the prayer of one who has reached rock bottom. It is the lament of a supplicant who
Wednesday Gospel Reflection
Today's Gospel presents us with an abbreviated form of the series of petitions that we call the Our Father. The
Great Dominicans: Blessed Adrian Fortescue
After a remarkable life, Bl. Adrian Fortescue died a martyr at the strike of an executioner's blade at Tower Hill
Transfiguration
Along with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, over the last couple of weeks, I've done my fair share of mountain
Wednesday Gospel Reflection
Seating plans can be a headache. We had one recently for our Doorkeepers’ Dinner. The trouble with seating plans is
Great Dominicans: St. Antoninus
St. Antoninus Pierozzi was called Antonino – little Anthony – by his contemporaries because of his diminutive stature. He may
Interesting Churches: St. Mary Undercroft, Palace of Westminster
This is the first post in a new series in which the Student Brothers will write about “Interesting Churches”. The
Gospel Reflection: Spy Wednesday: Thirty Pieces of Silver
With thirty pieces of silver, Judas betrays our Lord to the Chief Priests. Such a price has become shorthand in
Great Dominicans: Bl. Henry Suso – The Acceptable Face of German Mysticism?
The Fourteenth Century Dominican, Henry Suso, is one of a trinity of famous Dominican “Founding Fathers” of German Mysticism, a