Pearl of Great PriceJan 29, 20213 min readJan 11- Danish Bishop who was father of Geology Today we go back to year 1638 when Nicholas Steno was born in Copenhagen. He was recently commemorated with a Google Doodle as the...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 26, 20212 min readJan 10 John Paul II & Ronald Reagan On Jan 10 1984 The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years. This was mainly...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 25, 20213 min readJan 9 - The worlds largest procession in Manila In todays pod we go back to year 1787 and travel to Philippines where in Manila a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 25, 20211 min readJan 8 Gauchito Gil - Argentina's folk saintToday in 1878 saw the death of Antonio Mamerto Gil Núñez, popularly known as Gauchito Gill, who has become the most prominent folk hero...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 25, 20213 min readJan 7 - Galileo starts a revolution Today in 1610 the Italian Astronomer Galileo made his first observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, which are now named...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 25, 20211 min readJan 6 - Building of Washington National CathedralToday we remember how in 1893 the Washington National Cathedral was chartered by congress and the charter was signed by President...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 21, 20211 min readJan 5 - Twelfth Night The fifth of January is the twelfth day of Christmas and so today we look at the rich tradition of Twelfth Night. In Spain, Twelfth...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 21, 20211 min readJan 4 - The Scouts 'Duty to God and the King' Today in 1912 the Scout Association was incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter and started its worldwide spread....
Pearl of Great PriceJan 21, 20213 min readJan 3 - The Apostle to the LepersJozef De Veuster was born today in 1840. He became known worldwide as Father Damien for his life dedicated to and living with lepers in...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 21, 20211 min readJan 2 - A New Mission A New NameOn the second of January, 553. Mercurius, a Roman priest from St Clements Basilica, became Pope John II, and was the first pope to adopt...
Pearl of Great PriceJan 21, 20212 min readJan 1 - Amazing GraceOn Jan 1 1773, the Anglican priest and former slave trader, John Newton, was delivering his new year sermon in the town of Olney,...