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
Year of Mercy: Dominican profession: what do you seek? God’s mercy and yours
On the Feast of St Michael the Archangel in 2013, my three co-novices and I lay prostrate on the cold
St Dominic and the Preaching of Mercy
I consider it truly providential that the Dominican Jubilee to celebrate 800 years of the Order of Preachers should overlap
St Nicholas Owen SJ
‘How hard can it really be?’ That’s the question I would ask myself as I tore excitedly into the box
Great Dominicans: St Agnes of Montepulciano
If you like Dominicans and good red wines then there are two very good reasons to visit Montepulciano. Situated on
Third Thursday of Advent – Living in the Past?
If you were to draw up two columns and in the first write down your major priorities in life and
Second Wednesday of Advent – Easy yokes and light burdens?
There have been many surprising things for me about life in the Dominicans. Perhaps the most surprising of all is
First Monday of Advent – Getting our house in order
One of the gifts of the 2010 Revised Translation of the Missal was that it made many of the scriptural
First Sunday of Advent
Br Toby Lees, O.P., offers us a reflection for this first Sunday of Advent.
Laudato Si’: Ecological Conversion
This post builds on many of the themes highlighted by Br Luke in his post on ‘Education’ and looks through
Great Dominicans: St Hyacinth
Saint Hyacinth was born around 1185 to a noble family and was one of the younger sons of Count Eustace,
Teresa of Avila – Doctor, Contemplative and Reformer
St Teresa was born in Avila, in 1515. The 16th century was a time of turmoil in many areas of
Hypocritcal Pharisees and Lawyers
Unsurprisingly, given the presence of some former lawyers in the Blackfriars community, today’s gospel generally causes a few wry smiles