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
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
Book Review: Radical Discipleship by Francis Cardinal Arinze
In our Consecrated Life series we have been looking at numerous aspects of this way of life through a Dominican
Consecrated Life – Difficulties
Since joining the Dominicans, a little under three years ago, one of the comments I have most often heard, from
St Catherine of Siena
Whilst I was browsing the theology shelves of a local bookstore a few weeks ago, a title in the feminist
Wednesday of Holy Week: More than forgiveness; freedom from sin
Today, often referred to as Spy Wednesday, marks the end of our quiet preparations for the rich drama that will
Fifth Wednesday in Lent: Martyrdom and Romero and Dorothy Day
Today we celebrate the Annunciation that pivotal moment in salvation history when Mary’s “yes” to God changed each of our
Third Thursday of Lent: A house divided?
Today’s Gospel makes clear that disunity is one of the worst afflictions for any group: “Every kingdom divided against itself
Consecrated Life: Prophetic Witness
If three years ago before I joined the Dominicans, I told my friends that I was called to be a
Book Review: Aquinas at Prayer, by Paul Murray OP
St Thomas Aquinas: Doctor of the Church, scholastic theologian and philosopher, piercing intellect, synthesiser of Aristotle and Christianity . .
A Tale of Rowan Williams, Dostoyevsky, Franzen and Freedom
One of the great privileges of living in Oxford is the richness of the cultural life that is going on