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EUDONET Meeting
During Easter week the European Dominican Network (EUDONET) organised a weeklong conference on the institutions of the European Union in
Saints This Month – 30 April St Pius V
Pius V was Pope during one of the most turbulent and unstable times in the history of Christendom. Europe had
Spiritual notes from a small island…… The Cloud of Unknowing
The Cloud of Unknowing is a fourteenth century work by an anonymous English author. Over the years, there has been much
Spiritual notes from a small island….. Mother Julian of Norwich: Showings of God’s Love
Very little is known about Mother Julian of Norwich (d.1442). Not even her name is left to us, and she
Bearly tall enough…
"And now we know the excellence of this pillar, which the bright fire lights for the honour of God. Which
A Dominican Vocation
I suppose I must have been about twelve or thirteen when the thought first came to me of giving my
Spiritual notes from a small island….. St. Aelred of Rievaulx – ‘Spiritual Friendship’
St. Aelred was born in Hexham in the North East of England in 1110. He came from a family whose
Easter Sunday – O Happy Fault!
Readings: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 117; Colossians 3:1-4 [or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8]; John 20:1-9 At the Easter Vigil when the Exultet
Gaudium Paschale!
The Dominican brothers at Blackfriars Oxford wish all Godzdogz readers a blessed and joyous Easter! Above is a view of the priory
Holy Saturday – The Stillness of the Tomb
Today is a day of strange quietness. We have lived through the sorrowful passion of Our Lord, walked with him
Tenebrae on Good Friday
Below is an edited video of two responsories from Matins, and of the Benedictus sung during Lauds, which are all
Oratio Ieremiae
The prayer of the prophet Jeremiah, from Lamentations chapter 5, is chanted during Tenebrae on Holy Saturday. It is sung