In our fourth meditation for Advent, Fr Euan reflects on the genealogy of Jesus according to St. Matthew, a difficult and strange reading for us, but one which is revealed as a story about our spiritual birth in baptism....

What is prayer for? During Advent, we try to deepen our prayer. Is this possible in such a difficult time? Our friend Jean Harding shows us that a deepened prayer is possible in precisely the most difficult times, and...

We wait for the Lord to come, and yet one of the main places where we experience His coming to us – church – is currently interrupted, restricted or shut down. How to find him? Our Fr Bob Eccles...

A very timely meditation on Catholicism and Black Lives Matter from our friend Eddie Zengeni, a Black man and a Roman Catholic. He presents us with some hard truths about the reality of anti-Black racism. He also shows that,...

During this week of pray for prisoners, Fr Bob Eccles, for many years a prison chaplain, reflects on God’s mercy behind bars. A homily for Prisons Week 2020 at Blackfriars  (Wednesday 14th October)  “The fruits of the Spirit are...

Missed this wonderful conference on St. Thomas Aquinas’s writings on Our Lord Jesus Christ? Click below for Sr. Magdalene on The Word was Made Flesh, Fr Simon on Christ’s Beatific Vision, and Fr John on the Charity of Christ’s...

One for the busy Marthas out there! Fr Bob Eccles invites us to rethink Martha and Mary. Here is a passage that is read, at least since the day of St Augustine of Hippo, as a straight contrast or...

As we approach the weekend, Fr Bob encourages us to embrace the virtue of leisure… “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath” Matthew 12: 8 Charlie Brown says toLucy as they sit together peacably on the grass, ...

Our friend Eddie Zengeni, a husband, father and member of the Blackfriars congregation, reflects on being a Catholic father during the confinement of lockdown – and through it, his own healing journey to fatherhood.   “Tommaso! Patrick! Where are...