Godzdogz Blog
The Godzdogz blog is run by the Dominican student brothers at Blackfriars, exploring the Catholic Faith and engaging with contemporary culture.
Below we share the most recent posts from Godzdogz, but you can search the full back catalogue at www.godzdogz.op.org
Instruments of God’s Compassion
In today’s Gospel, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem. Our Lord’s tears have a special significance for those with a Dominican vocation. Reading:Luke 19:41-44 The following homily was preached to the...
A Meditation on Wisdom
Br. Reginald talks about how Wisdom calls us to an active stillness to grow in hope and Charity. Reading: Wisdom 7:22-8:1 The following homily was preached to the student brothers...
Time and Time Again
Today is the feast-day of a building. It is also, in a special way, our feast-day. How? Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-2,8-9,12; 1 Corinthians 3:9-11,16-17; John 2:13-22. The following homily was...
Bearing Burdens for the Dead
We hear today that Jesus descended from heaven to do the Father’s will, i.e., to give eternal life to those the Father draws to him. Does Jesus involve us in...
DYM Advent Retreat: Silent in His Love
About the retreat Advent is a time of waiting for the Lord. St Bernard taught that we ought not to think of just one coming of the Lord, through the...
Peace and Division
Jesus says, in today’s Gospel, that he has come to bring division, not peace [Lk 12]. But he says elsewhere that he gives us his peace [Jn 15]. How should...
The pitfalls of the student
Jesus rebukes the lawyers for taking away the ‘key of knowledge’. How might this rebuke help students, particularly Dominican ones, overcome any possible pitfalls? Readings: Romans 3:21-30; Luke 11:47-54 The...
The Kiss of God
Have you ever thought of the Holy Spirit as God’s kiss? Reading: Luke 11:5-13 The following homily was preached to the student brothers during compline. You can listen here or...
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
Br. Reginald discusses that to learn to be reconciled with our brothers and sisters is to see our own dignity and theirs as temples of God’s own Spirit. Readings:...
A new mercy
Christ’s words to the scribe reveal to us the deepest core of the Christian life. Reading: Mark 12: 28-34 The following homily was preached to the student brothers during compline....