Toby Lees
Fr Toby Lees is assistant priest at Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic's, London, and Priest Director of Radio Maria England.
toby.lees@english.op.org
Following Christ, no ‘ifs’, no ‘buts’ – Wednesday Gospel Reflection
Things Jesus never said: ‘Finish up what you’re doing, and, when it’s more convenient for you, follow me!’ No, the
Pope St Gregory the Great
‘For the love of God’: it’s an utterance of exasperation at an unwelcome or intimidating task and said with sincerity
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Recently I have started reading fairy tales again, prompted by GK Chesterton’s great love them, and, in particular those of
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
In the last month we have celebrated the Feasts of, variously, St Aloysius, St Cyril of Alexandria, St Irenaeus, St
Anarchy or legalism – Wednesday Gospel Reflection
Are you an anarchist or a legalist? I suspect you’d want to reply, ‘neither’. But the reality is that most
Interesting Churches: Santia Maria de Eunate, Spain
One of the joys of pilgrimage if, like me, you are not a meticulous planner, is that you are always
Great Dominicans: Blessed Mary Mancini of Pisa
If you were told of someone, aged twenty-five, twice-widowed, who had lost all seven of her children before their teenage
St Catherine of Siena and the Future of Europe
I was recently invited to contribute an article to the online journal of the Jesuits, Thinking Faith, on the topic
Easter Sunday 2016
On this Easter Sunday, Br Toby Lees, O.P., offers us a reflection on this joyful day. On behalf of all the
Year of Mercy: Pope Francis’s Episcopal Motto
‘What are Pope Francis’s links with the north east of England?’, is not, I imagine, a question that has crossed
Self-idolatry and the dangers of ‘I’m Catholic, but . . . ‘
Everybody knows that Jesus was a nice guy who wanted to do away with laws, rules and regulations so that
Third Sunday of Lent: Don’t be an Orc; let God’s love make you great
There’s an all-too-common line of thought that says, ‘I’m not a bad person; I try not do others any harm’