Pentecost

As we celebrate the beginning of the Apostolic Age, Br Augustine ponders the Pentecostal resonance of the Church’s Sacraments. At the

As we approach the end of Eastertide, Br Augustine uses the imagery of this year’s Paschal candle to ponder the

By Br Thomas Thérèse Mannion, O.P | Restout's Pentecost, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris, is full of the

By Br Albert Elias Robertson, O.P | In the first of our new series of reflections on the Thursday Gospel, Br

By Br Albert Elias Robertson, O.P. | Our calendars often cause feasts to collide with each other on the same day,

Today we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, often referred to as the birthday of the Church. It’s also the

In the months following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the multiplication of Christ’s followers was achieved through the

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in

Last week we celebrated Pentecost, which is of course the titular feast of the Priory of the Holy Spirit (Blackfriars),

Readings: Acts 2:1-11. At first glance, the miracle associated with Pentecost seems quite unnecessary: the ‘devout men living in Jerusalem’ are

Pentecost, the titular feast of our Priory of the Holy Spirit, always promises a great celebration at Blackfriars, Oxford. On

Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; Psalm 104; Romans 8: 8-17; John 14: 15-16, 23-26 The Dominican Priory in Oxford – Blackfriars –