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"If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For

Humility – just another ‘monkish virtue’! That was British philosopher David Hume’s opinion in the eighteenth century and I would

As well as recent publications by Dominicans attached to the Oxford community, these other recent publications by Dominicans should be

Modesty, like so many of the Christian virtues, has been largely disregarded by Western liberal societies. In the latter

News | On Saturday 12 September, the English Province rejoiced in the clothing of two new novices and the simple profession

In the letter to the Ephesians, St Paul says "Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun

Clemency is the inclination to lessen punishment and it originates in love. Love as justice will sometimes require punishment; love

In 1790, the revolutionary government of France enacted a law denying Papal authority over the Church in France. The

If temperance is the virtue concerned with moderating our physical desires, then where does continence (which seems to be about

Virginity is not seen in a positive light by many in society. The first of the seemingly endless series of

When chastity is spoken of in these times most people simply associate it with the edict of ‘not having sex

At first sight the notion of sobriety as a virtue might seem rather dull, or even worse, puritanical, but St.