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Recent years have seen the Dutch and English Provinces of the Order working closely together to assist with the formation of new Dutch brothers in both our novitiate house in Cambridge and Blackfriars Studium in Oxford. Read more

A Dominican sister held a central-London audience spellbound as she spoke about her congregation's work in the rebuilding of the Christian communities of Iraq, following the devastation wrought by ISIS. The meeting was held on 11th October by Aid to the Church in Need, which had organised a UK tour by the Dominican sister and others from the suffering Church. Read more

In 2021, the Dominican Friars at Blackfriars, Oxford, will be celebrating 800 years since their first arrival in Oxford. Read more

As one of the newest and least wealthy institutions within Oxford University, Blackfriars Hall has thrived for the last 25 years largely thanks to the combined efforts of the Dominicans and the generous-spirited laypeople who work with them. Read more

One year ago the English Province opened a new mission in Jamaica, taking on St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Papine, Kingston, in addition to our house at Roxborough, Grenada. Read more

Prof Ian Linden reports on a timely discussion at European level, involving the Las Casas Institute, of a great contemporary social problem. Read more

The Editor of New Blackfriars, Fr Fergus Kerr OP, reviews the history and current form of the English Province’s journal. Read more

Fr David Goodill OP, Vice-Regent at Blackfriars, Oxford, reflects on the importance of Servais Pinckaers OP (1925–2008) whom he considers to be one of the great moral theologians. Read more

Renowned speaker and author, Dr Scott Hahn, delivered a powerful talk (now available online) on the importance of Mary in the Christian Faith. Visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary for the first time together with his wife Kimberly, Dr Hahn spoke to a full church of over 600 people about his own experience as a former Protestant minister trying to come to terms with Catholic doctrine on Our Lady.  Read more