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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Reading and Glastonbury Martyrs

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On November 15, in 1539, the Abbots of Glastonbury and Reading Abbeys and their companions were martyred: without trial at Cromwell's in...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Praying for Paris

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As I watched the confusing reports of the ISIS attacks on Paris Friday night I prayed for the people of Paris and the terror they were en...
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75 Years Ago Today: Coventry Cathedral

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The German Luftwaffe bombed Coventry on November 14, 1940, destroying the Anglican Cathedral and the Cathedral is celebrating the 75th an...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

St. Martin of Tours versus St. Francis of Assisi

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Via Louisa May Alcott: Rose in Bloom   contains an extended discussion of saints and devotion when Rose and her cousin Charlie debate th...

It's Not April, But . . .

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Two priests in England are leading a pilgrimage to Canterbury: An ancient trail of pilgrimage runs through south-east England; a pathway...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Remembrance Sunday and the Fallen

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World War I revived prayer for the dead among Anglicans: the Prayer Book of 1928 included prayers for the dead in funeral services and a l...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Hilaire Belloc and All Souls

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In the article/blog post I cited yesterday by Father Lucie-Smith on Purgatory, he highlighted one of the constituent colleges of the Unive...
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Friday, November 6, 2015

Forgetting and Remembering in November

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Yesterday I posted the comments from British publications about it being time to forgive and forget the Gunpowder plotters, especially Guy F...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

The Fifth of November: Is It Time to Forgive and Forget?

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Britain Magazine reflects on the Fifth of November and the burning of the "Guy": is it time for forgive and forget? The clas...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Why We Study History

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Anna Whitelock writes for the BBC History Magazine : Has there ever been a better or more important time to study history? The past is ali...