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
Commemoration of Bl. Giovanni da Fiesole (Fra’ Angelico)
Today we celebrate the Commemoration of Bl. Giovanni (John) da Fiesole, more popularly known as Fra’ Angelico. He’s been called
Second Sunday of Advent
Br Samuel Burke, O.P., offers us a reflection for this Second Sunday of Advent.
Feast of St. Edmund Campion
“I am a Catholic man and a priest. In that faith have I lived and in that faith do I
Laudato Si’: Human Dignity
In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis employs the concept of human dignity as part of a wide appeal to all men
New Godzdogz Team
At the beginning of a new Academic term, Godzdogz is proud to announce a new team! Blackfriars, Oxford welcomes two
St. Thomas More and the Dominicans
Today we commemorate the Feast of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, two heroic men who made the ultimate
Third Tuesday of Lent: Boundless mercy
Today’s Gospel is not just about forgiveness but also concerns patience. Most of us have the capacity to show mercy
Consecrated Life and the Universal Call to Holiness
In this Year for Consecrated Life, the Dominican student brothers on Godzdogz will share our perspective on the consecrated life –
Nativity of The Lord
The Nativity of The Lord, which we celebrate today, is perhaps the most beguiling event one can conceive. It is
Second Friday of Advent: “Bring me flesh and bring me wine”, but not yet…
Readings: Isaiah 48:17-19; Psalm 1:1-4,6; Matthew 11:16-19 Somewhat earlier than expected in Dominican life, I find myself in the awkward position
First Tuesday of Advent: God’s Pleasure
Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 71:1-2,7-8,12-13,17; Luke 10:21-24 Jesus’s joyful thanksgiving at the start of today’s Gospel is addressed to the seventy
Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
When we pray the Fourth Sorrowful Mystery we bring to mind our Lord's anguish and pain as he carried the