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Ordinations of Toby Lees and Luke Doherty
Our brother Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP (Liverpool) conducted the ordinations of Brs Toby and Luke on Saturday 7 September 2019 at St Dominic’s Priory in north London (the Rosary Shrine)....
DYM Summer School 2019
Fr Nicholas Crowe OP once again led the Dominican Youth Movement Aquinas Study Week, generously supported by the Aquinas Institute (Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University) at Buckfast Abbey in Devon. He reports: “Our...
Congratulations to Br Albert, solemnly professed today
Br Albert Robertson OP made his solemn vows today in the hands of Fr Martin Ganeri OP, Prior Provincial, at Blackfriars, Oxford. Please remember Br Albert and all the friars...
Blackfriars To Expand Into New Annexe Building
Pressure of space on the main Blackfriars site in Oxford city centre will be relieved from Autumn 2019 through the creation of new teaching, meeting and office space plus student...
Garden Party photos
In an otherwise dreary June, the Oxford term ended dry and warm just in time for the Blackfriars garden party. Pimms, strawberries and cream, and good company – what better...
Celebrating the Dedication of the Priory
Each year on 20 May, the Dominican community celebrates the anniversary of the consecration of the Priory Church. The community arrived back in 1921, seven hundred years after the first...
Holy Week and the Sacred Paschal Triduum 2019
The prior and community of Blackfriars, Oxford invite you to join us for the great days of Holy Week and the Sacred Paschal Triduum. The times of the Liturgy are...
Formation Meeting at Blackfriars
The prior and community hosted formators from across the English speaking world for their annual meeting to share experiences of formation and plan future collaboration. The Vocations Promoters, Masters of...
Lent at Blackfriars
Lent is the time of the Christian year when we seek to turn our lives back to God. For forty days we follow Jesus ‘into the desert’ and seek to...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher visits Blackfriars
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Anthony Fisher O.P., Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, recently paid a brief visit to Blackfriars Oxford. He recalled fond memories of living at Blackfriars during the early...