Fr Bob Eccles, a Dominican novice a mere sixty years ago, reflects in his sermon for the 23rd Sunday of the Year on the vocation of Dominicans to be brothers and sisters to all. A friend was sitting over...
Fr Robert Verrill suggests that Jesus’ command to Christians to be “watchful” offers Christians a loving way to respond to “Woke” In today’s Gospel (Matthew 24:42-51, Thursday 21st Week in Ordinary Time), Jesus tells His disciples to watch. But...
A novice reflects on the readings for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Today’s Gospel starts with a well-known juxtaposition: treasure on earth versus treasures in heaven. To understand this exhortation of the Lord to work for...
Sunday and weekday Masses and other services at all the usual times except NO EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF AUGUST (5 August). A prayer for rain: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1630
In a world of huge scientific progress but huge problems, Fr Bob Eccles OP finds hope in Jesus’ New Creation. “This is what I will do, I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and store all...
A novice meditates on the readings for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). The rich fool’s problem is not that he wished to enjoy his things too much, but that he would enjoy them too little. True...
A meditation by one of the novices on the readings for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). It sounds so wonderful. Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be...
Want to be happy? Want a good life? Then come to the CEPHAS weekend exploring the Cardinal Virtues. A great introduction to philosophy and theology of the good life, led by Dr George Corbett and Dominicans Sr Valery Walker...
Are you a medical professional? This petition is to oppose change to the current law on assisted suicide and protect medical professionals from being forced into participating in or making referrals for assisted suicide. Have you signed the ODOC...
We offer both New and Old Rite Masses at Blackfriars, but we know there are ongoing tensions in the Church at large over the existence of two forms. Fr Dominic is organising a conference with the Centre for Ecclesial Ethics at...