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Warm Welcome to Our New Students!
 This year Blackfriars welcomes 19 new students, from 13 different countries, to study for Oxford University degrees. Our Dean of Degrees, Fr. Richard Ounsworth OP (pictured), was delighted to present...
New Blackfriars Website Launched Ready for 800th Anniversary
In 2021, the Dominican Friars at Blackfriars, Oxford, will be celebrating 800 years since their first arrival in Oxford. This significant anniversary reminds of the great influence the friars had...
Alumni Profile – Thomas Reilly (2008-2012)
How did you come to study at Blackfriars, Oxford? I first encountered Blackfriars when I took part in the Visiting Student Program for my Junior Year at Providence College, Rhode...
Alumni Weekend Report
Our alumni weekend this year welcomed the distinguished Theologian of the Papal Household, Rev Dr Wojciech Giertych OP, who gave a lecture in the afternoon and an after-dinner speech for...
New Study Guide on Catholic Liturgy
SCM are publishing a Study Guide on Catholic Liturgy: https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334056621/scm-studyguide-catholic-liturgy . This contains two chapters by the Director of the Aquinas Institute, on Catholic Sacramental Theology and on the Theology...
Freedom of Conscience
The Aquinas Institute and Las Casas Institute have been collaborating on questions of Human Dignity. One strand of research concerns the nature, rights and responsibilities of conscience. A workshop on...
Thomistic Evolution
A team of Dominican scholars in the USA has established the Thomistic Evolution Project: https://www.thomisticevolution.org/. The Theory of Evolution raises important questions about the relationship between religion and science. The...
Thomas Aquinas in China
Following a successful Workshop on Thomas Aquinas and Medieval Philosophy at Wuhan University in November 2016, Dr William Carroll, a member of the Institute, and Prof Tianyue Wu are organising...
New Postgraduate Scholarship in Theology and Art
Thanks to the generosity of a benefactor, Blackfriars Hall is pleased to offer, in partnership with the Oxford University Faculty of Theology and Religion, a new three-year scholarship for postgraduate...
Anscombe Memorial Lecture 2018
The Anscombe Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture held in honour of the philosopher G.E.M. Anscombe. It is co-sponsored by the Anscombe Bioethics Centre and Blackfriars Hall. This year’s lecture...