The autumn sun shone down on us at Laxton Hall, near Oundle, where the noviciate joined the Old Boys of Blackfriars School for Sunday Mass at their biennial reunion. The hymns included that composed by Old Howardian Leon Paul....
The Blackfriars Ethiopia Trust raised around five hundred pounds at the Devonshire Arms recently with a gig organised by George Bacon and other supporters. The money will fund the education of schoolchildren in schools supported by the Trust. A...
The Dominican friars at Cambridge were very pleased to welcome their diocesan bishop, The Rt Rev Alan Hopes, to Blackfriars this Sunday. Bishop Alan presided at the 11am Conventual Mass, met with members of the congregation over coffee afterwards...
The six new novices clothed this evening flank their novicemaster, and novices representing the previous two years.
Fr Benedict returned recently from acting as chaplain at the annual retreat for the Association of Blind Catholics (ABC). As has been the case for several years now, this took place in the Emmaus Centre in West Wickham in...
Some eighty people joined us on Saturday June 20th for a special occasion at which the friars could thank their many friends and benefactors for all their support across the years. The day began with coffee and conversation in...
Fr Benedict, as Chaplain at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, was among those in Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday May 27th who congratulated His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols at his installation as the new Chancellor of the Catholic University. Students from...
Brs Richard and Stefan spent a glorious early summer’s day on Monday walking a stretch of the ancient Pilgrims’ Way to Canterbury. They joined the author Robert Calderisi (Earthly Mission- The Catholic Church and World Development) who had been...
We are delighted to welcome Br Stefan’s mother who is joining us for a few days as we celebrate St George in the early summer sunshine.
Fr Aidan sent the final set of archive boxes to Douai on Friday morning. A labour of love reaches its conclusion. Our thanks to the Abbey for providing a secure future for our past!