Blackfriars alumni

We sadly bid farewell to our 2017 leavers, but send them on their way with a little gift. Read more

Hannah Joy Sachs is a New Yorker studying for the MSc in Migration Studies. She tells us about her fascinating background and study interests. Read more

This is the second reunion dinner for all alumni of Blackfriars Hall and the Dominican Studium, following the success of last year's gathering. We are holding it during the Oxford University Alumni Weekend so that those alumni who studied for Oxford University degrees can also attend the other events being held throughout the University, if they wish. Read more

Nikolaas Deketelaere is a Belgian student studying at Blackfriars this year, reading for a Master of Studies in Theology. He talks to us about his background, his studies, and where he is thinking of going next. Read more

Good news for any of our alumni who matriculated through Oxford University: there will be three alumni events organised by the University this April in Los Angeles, Palo Alto (Silicon Valley) and New York. Some invitations have already been sent out directly from the University. Read more

 The Las Casas Institute at Blackfriars recently held a day-long conference on the perennial theme - but especially relevant in 2016 - of truth-telling in the world of politics. Blackfriars alumnus and former JCR president William Kent offers a personal reflection on the discussions of the day, which featured a distinguished list of speakers including the University's Chancellor, Lord Patten. Read more

Among the Regent’s numerous academic activities during Michaelmas Term was his attendance at the Sapientia Day: The Heart of Revelation, A Dominican Perspective, which took place in Budapest and was part of the Order’s 800th Jubilee celebrations. Read more

Blackfriars Hall - Halloween Formal Hall at St. Cross College Read more

  On Sunday 9th October, Pope Francis appointed His Excellency The Most Reverend Joseph Tobin CSsR, Archbishop of Indianapolis, as one of seventeen new Cardinals. Read more

Blackfriars alumni and their guests assembled on Saturday 17 September for a very enjoyable dinner in the Refectory of the priory. Most of the Oxford-based friars joined our guests, and included the present and two former Regents of Blackfriars Hall (the latter being Frs Richard Finn and Simon Tugwell, both newly returned to Oxford).  Read more