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Monday, November 29, 2010

The Mass Graves at Cimitiere Picpus

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Finally, I reached the wall behind which were dumped the bodies of the martyred Carmelites and the other victims of the Terror. Visitors had...
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Sunday, November 28, 2010

The Birth of Margaret Tudor

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The eldest daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York was born on November 28, 1489. Gareth Russell discussed her life on his blog while co...
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Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Grounds of Cimitiere Picpus

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Entering another gate to the left of the chapel, I saw a narrow long expanse of lawns and trees ahead of me, with the cemetery grounds at th...
Friday, November 26, 2010

A Visit to a Site of Martyrdom

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Last Tuesday while in Paris, I visited Place de la Nation, the site of the guillotine near the end of the Terror. There the Carmelites of Co...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Updates on Interviews

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Saturday, November 26--"The Good Fight" will repeat my discussion with Barbara McGuigan and Richard "Doc" Geraghty this ...

Three English Converts and Our Lady of Victory

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Last week I visited Notre Dames des Victoires near Place des Victoires with the statue of Louis XIV in the center of the ring. His father, L...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Back Home again from Paris

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I'll have some posts in the next few days on some historic sites in Paris--a few that even have a connection to the English Reformation....

Thomas Tallis

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The English composer Thomas Tallis died on November 23, 1585. He composed and performed music at Court as a Gentleman of the College Royal f...
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Mary of Guise, Mother and Regent

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Born November 22, 1515--doesn't that portrait look like a real person? You know what I mean--sometimes the faces look like the ideal of ...
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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Mass in St. Germain-en-Laye

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My husband enjoyed the trip outside of Paris to Chartres so much today that he wants to leave town again tomorrow--and so we intend to trave...