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Pearl of Great Price
May 10, 20213 min read
May 11 Irish Monasticism
Today we mark the death of Comgall in the 7th Century and the birth of Irish Monasticism which developed some important distinctive...


Pearl of Great Price
Apr 30, 20213 min read
May 1 The Death of David Livingstone
Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone was one of the most popular figures in Late Victorian Britain. His legacy is striking,...


Pearl of Great Price
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Mar 14 Dr Livingstone I Presume
On this day in Christian History we go back to year 1871 and travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa where today the...


Pearl of Great Price
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Feb 5 - Japans hidden Christians
Today we remember 26 Christians who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597. Tracing the rollercoaster story of Christianity in Japan, early...


Pearl of Great Price
Feb 4, 20213 min read
Feb 4 - Mormons journey to Utah
Today on Feb 4 we remember how the Church of the Latter Day Saints left their wintering grounds in search of a safe place to establish...


Pearl of Great Price
Jan 31, 20213 min read
Jan 26 - India becomes a republic, Mukherjee is vice-president
Today in 1950 the Constitution of India came into force, forming a republic. An ancient, massive and deeply religious country with 80%...


Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20214 min read
Jan 14 - Albert Schweitzer Born
Today in 1875, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Theologian and Missionary, Albert Schweitzer was born. We look at his remarkable life and mixed...


Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Jan 13 - Mary Slessor and Twins
Today's pod looks at the life of a remarkable Scottish Woman, who dedicated her life to saving twins from infanticide amongst the Okoyong...


Pearl of Great Price
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Jan 3 - The Apostle to the Lepers
Jozef De Veuster was born today in 1840. He became known worldwide as Father Damien for his life dedicated to and living with lepers in...
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