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Pearl of Great Price
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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...


Pearl of Great Price
Sep 25, 20214 min read
Sep 17 Adrienne von Speyr
Today we remember the death of the Swiss doctor and mystic Adrienne von Speyr. Born and raised during the early twentieth century in a...


Pearl of Great Price
Aug 12, 20213 min read
Aug 12 Golden Roses & Aparecida
Today in 1967 Pope Paul VI granted a Golden rose to Aparecida Cathedral in Brazil. The Golden Rose is an ornament, which popes have...


Pearl of Great Price
Jun 6, 20218 min read
June 7 Antoni Gaudi and the Sagrada Familia
The great basilica of the Sagrada Familia is linked to one man, the genius, mystic and ascetic Antoni Gaudi. We look at the remarkable...


Pearl of Great Price
Apr 1, 20214 min read
Apr 2 Good Friday - the True Cross and the Shroud
Today we look at the foundational event for Christianity which is remembered all over the world. We also look at some of the fascinating...


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
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Jan 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...
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