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The Life of Virtue – Virtue in Sport?
John Paul II, a handy goalkeeper in his youth, often lauded the positive aspects of sport:The correct practice of
The Life of Virtue – Fasting
By fasting, St Thomas means to go without food for a period of time. According to this definition, we are
The Life of Virtue – Abstinence
It used to be very much part of Catholic culture and consciousness to abstain from meat on Fridays. Indeed, this
New Publications by Oxford Dominicans
Summer 2009 saw the publication of a number of works by members of the Blackfriars community. Fr Richard Finn published Asceticism
Dominican Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2009
For the past few years, the Dominicans who minister in England and Scotland have been leading an annual pilgrimage to
Preaching in the Trenches
The recent deaths of Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, the last surviving First World War veterans in Britain, marked the
The Life of Virtue – Honesty
I met an old lady once who had given her life to the 'care of the well body'. This was
The Life of Virtue – Comments & Questions I
Thank you all you who have been following our series on The Life of Virtue. Many interesting comments have come
The Life of Virtue – Diffidence
Shamefacedness, the state of being ashamed, is not a virtue according to St. Thomas but neither is it a vice,
The Life of Virtue – Temperance
Temperance is one of the four cardinal (or, as we might say nowadays, 'key') virtues, along with prudence, justice and
fr Columba Ryan’s funeral
To view a slideshow of photos from fr Columba Ryan's funeral, which took place in St Dominic's Priory church in
The Life of Virtue – Perseverance
When a chick pecks its way out of an egg, it is performing an action that is much more than