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Oct 15, 20213 min read

Oct 2 Mindzenty of Hungary

Today in 1945 we travel to Hungary where Josef Mindzentsy was appointed Archbishop and leader of the Catholic Church - a position with...

Sep 28, 20213 min read

Sep 22 Mega-funerals - Brother Bakht Sing

Today in 2000 we travel to Hyderabad, India where a quarter of a million Christians clogged the streets, to pay their final respects to...

Aug 17, 20213 min read

Aug 16 Operation Baptism

Today we got to 1944 Hungary where a dispatch from Angelo Roncalli to the papal nuncio in Hungary illustrated the intensity of...

Jun 21, 20213 min read

June 22 The First Native North American Saint

Today we remember the beatification of Kateri Takakwitha, a Mohawk woman. Born in 1656 in what is now New York state, she belonged to...

May 27, 20213 min read

May 28 William Cogate and Tithing

Today we go back to year 1795 and travel to Baltimore where, a young William Colgate arrived in the US and settled in Harford County,...

Apr 26, 20217 min read

Apr 26 William Shakespeare's Baptism and hidden messages

Today we remember the earliest record we have of William Shakespeares life - April 26th 1564 the day he was baptised in the Holy Trinity...

Jan 29, 20213 min read

Jan 17 - Baptising Children?

Today in 1525 there was a public debate in Zurich, arranged by the city council, on whether it was permitted to baptise infants. Lead by...

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