About Blackfriars

Click on this link to discover more about Blackfriars as the Priory of the Holy Spirit, past, present, and future, as a Permanent Private Hall of Oxford University, and as a Dominican Studium or study-centre

Permanent Private Hall

Blackfriars Hall is a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford which specializes in Philosophy, Theology, and faith-based studies. Click here to learn more about our teaching and research.

Dominican Studium

The Blackfriars Studium offers courses in Catholic Theology and Philosophy for ordinands and lay people who wish to learn more about the Christian faith. Click here for more information.

Aquinas Institute

The Institute organises reading classes, seminars, and conferences on the thought of St Thomas in its historical context and modern application, as well as welcoming Visiting Research Scholars. Follow the link for further details.

Las Casas Institute

Inspired by Bartolome de Las Casas, the friar who championed the human and civic rights of indigenous peoples in the New World, the Las Casas Institute opens in October 2008 to promote research on the relationship of faith to public life and institutions with a focus on poverty, migration, dignity, and human rights. Click for further information.

On-line Resources

Click here to access a growing collection of on-line materials in Philosophy and Theology: talks, audio files, and video clips

Alumni / Alumnae

Blackfriars welcomes the continuing friendship and prayerful support of its former students