Feast Day of St Thomas Becket
“They found in him a model of opposition to royal tyranny.” — Thomas Becket murder and the making of a saint There are two very slim titles on Thomas Becket Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Religion
Catholicism in England
“This is your dowry, O Holy Virgin, wherefore, O Mary, may you rule over it.” One of my first daytrips in London was to Tyburn Convent. This was still at Continue Reading →
Where are the other nine?
This Thursday, October 13, is the Feast Day of Edward the Confessor. Mass this morning was at the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut. (1) Our Lady Continue Reading →
Weekend 548.0
Apologies for the radio silence. I was in Sunderland and Norwich the last couple of weekends for football. I saw matches at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and Carrow Continue Reading →
August 2022 Inspiration
“Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.” Hebrews 16:16
Historical Parallels
I’m reading Faith Of Our Fathers: A History of True England by Joseph Pearce. He first mentioned the IDEA for this book on YouTube. The content is surprisingly topical given Continue Reading →
Hymns of the fathers…
On Not Losing Heart (The Catholic Thing) “Christianity’s centuries-long dominance in the West has led us to forget that the world doesn’t like the Good News, because it’s Bad News Continue Reading →
Weekend 543.1
(1) A (Possibly) Immodest Proposal (The Catholic Thing)