Christmas

The Polish culture is very rich in Christmas customs. A lot of them have their own history as well as

How do the people around us know that we love them? How do we communicate love? I suppose the most

For all that ‘epiphany’ is one of the few religious words that has passed into modern idiomatic English, surveys suggest

For this Christmas season, the Dominican student brothers at Blackfriars, Oxford have recorded the hymn for Vespers of the Nativity: Veni,

On this the Octave Day of Christmas we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. How often we Christians

The Feast of the Holy Family is on the Sunday between Christmas and the Feast of Holy Mary, Mother of

Luke 2:1- 20. Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus begins with a reference to Augustus Caesar (v 1). It

Readings: II Samuel 7: 1-5, 8-12, 14,16; Psalm 88; Luke

My father’s name was Jean-Baptiste, obviously the French for John the Baptist. He did not know much about the Gospel

1 Jn 1:5-2:2, Ps 123:2-5,7-8, Mt 2:13-18 The Feast of the Holy Innocents is a powerful reminder of the great challenge

Christmas dinner under way: Christmas Day Vespers: The cooks complete the last finishing touches: The dinner itself!

Some pictures from our midnight mass at Blackfriars Oxford: And some time relaxing together afterwards: