Preaching by Robert Ombres O.P.

fr. Bob Ombres, a son of the English Province, is presently Procurator General of the Order of Preachers, and lives at the Priory of Santa Sabina in Rome.

6 February 2008: Dust and Ashes

Ash Wednesday

fr Robert Ombres finds in today's liturgy a perfect symbol of the Christian combination of realism and hope. (Read more...)

25 February 2007: Lenten Question

First Sunday of Lent (C)

fr Bob Ombres relates the temptations of Christ to the traditional penitential exercises of Lent. (Read more...)

14 April 2006: What Happened on Good Friday?

Good Friday

fr Robert Ombres reminds us that we need to keep the Passion of Christ before our eyes all the year round.

The Easter Sermon can be found here. (Read more...)

6 January 2005: Guides for Complicated Journeys

Epiphany

fr Bob Ombres contrasts the simplicity of the angel's message to the shepherds in Luke's Gospel with the complexity of the pilgrimage of the Magi in Matthew's. (Read more...)

9 May 2004: Love, the centre of Christianity?

Fifth Sunday of Easter (C)

fr. Bob Ombres preaches on the cost of Christian charity. (Read more...)

23 February 2003: Jesus Makes All the Difference

Seventh Sunday of the Year (B)

fr. Robert Ombres preaches on the healing and forgiveness of the paralytic. (Read more...)

13 January 2002: Baptism, our Tomb and Womb

Baptism of the Lord (A)

fr. Robert Ombres preaches on the feast of the Lord which completes the Christmas season. (Read more...)

31 December 2000: Impossible Ideal or Gritty Reality?

Feast of the Holy Family (C)

fr. Bob Ombres preaches a homily for the feast of the Holy Family, which the Church celebrates on the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas. (Read more...)