Sep 19 George Hebert - poet of the moderate centre
Today in 1630 the Welsh-born poet, George Herbert was ordained a priest in the Church of England, spending the rest of his life as the...
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Pearl of Great Price
Jun 27, 20213 min read
June 28 Monsignor Benson's Lord of the World
Today in 1906 Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson finished his dystopian science fiction novel called Lord of the World that centres upon the...
Pearl of Great Price
Jun 21, 20214 min read
June 20 Fr George Lemaitre and the Big Bang
The pioneering priest and physicist George Lemaitre died today. He is famous for proposing the "Big Bang theory" of the origin of the...
Pearl of Great Price
Jun 21, 20213 min read
June 19 Acton - Power Corrupts, Absolute Power corrupts absolutely
Today in 1902 Lord Acton died. John Acton was the English Catholic historian, died in Bavaria, Germany. Now famous for his saying...
Pearl of Great Price
Jun 5, 20213 min read
June 6 John Polkinghorne - Science & Religion
Today we remember how in 1982 and travel to where the theoretical physicist John Polkinghorne was ordained an Anglican priest in...
Pearl of Great Price
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Apr 1 - The Last Supper
Today we remember the foundation Christian meal of the Last Supper. Looking at Colin Humphrey's research we can historically date it to...
Pearl of Great Price
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Mar 31 John Donne : Pre-eminent Metaphysical Poet
Today we remember the birth of John Donne in 1572, considered now to be the preeminent metaphysical poet of his time. A group that also...
Pearl of Great Price
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Mar 30 Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation
Today in 1533 Thomas Cranmer was consecrated as the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster, London . Todays pod looks at his unlikely...
Pearl of Great Price
Mar 22, 20214 min read
Mar 23 The Football League & William McGregor
Today in Andertons Hotel in Fleet Street, London, a meeting was held which led to the formation of the football league. Organised by a...
Pearl of Great Price
Mar 17, 20213 min read
Mar 18 Charles Spurgeon 'Prince amongst preachers'
Today in 1861 the famous Baptist preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon moved his growing congregation to the Metropolitan Tabernacle in...
Pearl of Great Price
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Mar 13 Rev John Harvard and his university
Today we remember how Harvard College was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It...
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