CRIVELLI’S SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
December 4th 2021
“St John the Baptist” from the Demidoff Altarpiece, Carlo Crivelli, 1476, National Gallery, London. Crivelli locates St John the Baptist by the water’s edge and us on the opposite bank. Behind him, the trees have been cut down but
BELLINI’S TRANSFIGURATION IN NAPLES
July 31st 2021
Christ stands before us dressed in garments which are as bright as the band of white clouds on the horizon behind him. The cloth looks like it has been stiffened. But these are hardly the “dazzling robes” of the gospel
NO PUBLIC MASSES
January 9th 2021
We regret that due to the new COVID restrictions members of the public cannot attend Mass. We will continue to celebrate our Community Mass at 5.15pm each day except on Saturdays when we have Mass at 12noon. These Masses can
Zurbarán’s Agnus Dei at the Prado
December 12th 2020
In the verse which follows today’s Gospel passage, John the Baptist sees Jesus coming towards him and says, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” (Jn 1:29) This exclamation just about sums up this
CIMA DA CONEGLIANO’S INCREDULITY OF ST THOMAS WITH BISHOP MAGNUS
April 18th 2020
“The Incredulity of Saint Thomas and the Bishop Saint Magnus”, Cima da Conegliano, 1504-1505, Gallerie dell’ Accademia, Venice. When Cima da Conegliano received this commission from a guild of tradesmen, he was at the height of his career. In
The Dominicans magazine
April 6th 2020
Read our latest magazine! ‘The Dominicans’ magazine appears twice yearly. Copies are given out at St Albert’s, or you can subscribe to receive a physical or electronic copy. Each issue contains a mixture of reflections on Dominican life and ministry
FR FERGUS ON YOUTUBE
December 21st 2019
Back in December Fr Fergus was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Edinburgh for services to Scottish Catholic Theology on Monday 9th December. You can see a video of the ceremony in Old College on our new
