Albert Robertson OP

Dominican in the kitchen: some theology served with a side of fine trifle

trifles are one of my favourite things. given that i’m often faced with the task of mass catering, trifles are the easiest of puddings. they...

Don’t despair at Last Supper parody: Paris still has a beating heart of faith

it’s hard to stand up in front of a sunday mass congregation and announce that in the coming week you’re going on pilgrimage to paris (and t...

God’s good dogs: Saluting the legacy of Fr Patrick Primrose, a Dominican hero

dominicans in the british isles cannot boast of a long list of reformation martyrs. cromwell and his henchmen were largely quite successful ...

Feast and Fast: Recipes to go with your Michaelmas Goose

fr albert robertson op prepares two dishes to accompany the michaelmas goose at the end of september. after a short assignment to our house ...

Feast and Fast: Dominican friar offers his recipe whilst delighting in the scents and tastes he associates with Holy Week

holy week and easter have been at the heart of my growth in the faith. from my late teenage years as a progressively more arch and spiky ang...

Feasting does not have to be lavish to be festal

Feasting does not have to be lavish to be festal, explains Albert Robertson OP
preparation is crucial to celebrating christmas well. but so often the kind of preparation most people mean only really adds pressure, and p...

Aquinas' teacher finally gets his due

Albert is often eclipsed by his student Aquinas... yet it was the teacher who played the greater role in commenting on Aristotle’s work
albertus magnus and the world of nature irven m resnick & kenneth f kitchell jr chicago university press, £16.95, 224 pages one standard...

Review: 'Heaven on Earth' by Emma J Wells

Wells clearly writes from a more secular perspective, but without many of the infelicities to which secular authors are sometimes given in dealing with religious subjects
when guests came to visit me during my noviciate at blackfriars in cambridge, a trip to ely cathedral was a failsafe and inexpensive trip ou...

Cheese and chard pie recipe: by Fr Albert Robertson OP

fr albert robertson op prepares a seasonal pie, a meal for june, after a trip to hospital to mend a sliced finger. well, it has finally happ...

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