On 16th September 2023 a major international conference will take place at Sao Paolo, Brazil titled 'Soul Encounters: Depth Psychology,...

This week at the European Academy of Religion in St Andrew's I am due to chair a session on the Oxford Dominicans and give a paper on...

After a recent visit to India I would like to post here part of a Festschrift I have written for Fr Thomas Kochumuttom CMI, Acharya of...

Candlemas According to Jacobus de Voragine, Candlemas (2nd February) derives from two Ancient Roman feasts which were both celebrated at...

On this day, 28th December, celebrated as the 'Holy Innocents Day' ( Dia de los Inocentes) in the Western church, traditional 'misrule'...

Today is a magical moment when the light begins to return. By a twist of the earth's orbit the sunset in the cold dark Northern...

Edward Howells and I are presently edited the papers from our 2021 conference 'St John of the Cross: Carmel, Desire and Transformation'...

Happy Feast Day of Edith Stein/Teresia Benedicta a Cruce! I attach below the prologue to my new book 'The Living Philosophy of Edith...

In April 2022 a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars and students assembled at the Discalced Carmelite Priory of Toledo, Spain...

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One hundred years ago, on 1st January 1922, a highly gifted German Jewish woman undertook an act, the reverberations of which continue...

Thoughtful and thought-provoking article from Archbishop Rowan on Teresa of Avila. Delighted that he likes my 'Teresa of Avila: Doctor of...

Today I read through the proofs of my entry to the new Oxford Handbook of Dionysius the Areopagite. I attach a section from it on...

Below is an abstract from the talk given to the Association of Psycho-social studies after the kind invitation of Dr Jacob Johanssen. I...

Dear All, Please find attached an interesting seminar next week to which you are all welcome. best wishes Peter

It is with great sadness that the passing of Fr Francis Vineeth CMI was announced from India on Sunday. I first met him at the 'Mysticism...

We are now preparing the papers from our successful conference last month for publication - watch this blog for more details as they...

To this new blog. On this day of Pentecost as we sing the ancient hymn to the Holy Spirit, probably written here in England (perhaps at...