Advent

Readings: 1 Sam 1:24-28; 1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8; Luke 1:46-56 The song of Hannah - quoted in part in

Readings: Song of Songs 2:8-14 (or Zephaniah 3:14-18a); Psalm 33; Luke 1:39-45 The ministry of Jesus is to open eyes so

Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Luke 1:26-38 Each Advent we hear a lot in our readings about John the

Readings: Judges 13:2-7, 24-25a; Psalm 71; Luke 1:5-25 We hear today of how Zechariah was informed of the conception of his

Last year's recordings of the O antiphons, with music from the Dominican chant books are still online and may be

Readings: Jeremiah 23:5-8; Psalm 71; Matthew 1:18-24'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid.' It is often said that actions

Readings: Genesis 49:2,8-10; Psalm 72; Matthew 1:1-17 When the Word became flesh it was into a very human family, a family

Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a,10; Psalm 146; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 It has always struck me how dreary Advent can become. The absence

Readings Sirac 48:1-4, 9-11, Psalm 80, Matthew 17:9a, 10-13It sounds quite dramatic what Jesus says about the scribes: “Elijah has already

Readings: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1; Mt 11:16-19 Many people loathe Christmas. I do, too. But what I despise isn’t the solemnity

Readings: Isaiah 41:13-20, Psalm 145, Matthew 11:11-15. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers

This year's second Advent talk, delivered by Br Romero Radix, O.P. on Wednesday night, is now available in a pre-recorded