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CHOOSE YOUR SIDE (film trailer) Saint John Fisher

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Ireland: Archbishop Eamon Martin to lead 'Liturgy of Witness' for Red Wednesday

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Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: A Delayed Coronation: Elizabeth of York

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: A Delayed Coronation: Elizabeth of York : Henry VII delayed not only his wedding to Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, until after his coronation (on October 30, 1485), but...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Two New Oratories in England

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Two New Oratories in England : Last weekend at the Spiritual Life Center I mentioned how the Oratory movement that St. John Henry Newman had brought to England was flour...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Catholic Emancipation via Antonia Fraser

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Catholic Emancipation via Antonia Fraser : This book is coming out in paperback now so the hardcover is well-priced. I read it as some background for final preparation of my second ...

St. Edmund, Roman Catholic English King and Martyr, he refused the Danes' demand that he renounce Christ: the Danes beat him, shot him with arrows and then beheaded him.Nov. 20

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St. Edmund, Roman Catholic English King and Martyr, he refused the Danes' demand that he renounce Christ: the Danes beat him, shot him with arrows and then beheaded him.Nov. 20

St. Edmund Rich, Roman Catholic Priest. Edmund preached a crusade for Pope Gregory IX and was named archbishop of Canterbury. Feastday: November 20

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St. Edmund Rich, Roman Catholic Priest. Edmund preached a crusade for Pope Gregory IX and was named archbishop of Canterbury. Feastday: November 20

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Catholic Emancipation via Antonia Fraser

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Catholic Emancipation via Antonia Fraser : This book is coming out in paperback now so the hardcover is well-priced. I read it as some background for final preparation of my second ...

St Hugh of Lincoln Nov 17

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St. Hilda of Whitby or Hild of Whitby (c. 614–680) is a Roman Catholic saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby. An important figure in the conversion of England to The Holy Roman Catholic Church, she was abbess at several monasteries and recognized for the wisdom that drew kings to her for advice. Feastday: Nov. 17

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St. Hilda of Whitby or Hild of Whitby (c. 614–680) is a Roman Catholic saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby. An important figure in the conversion of England to The Holy Roman Catholic Church, she was abbess at several monasteries and recognized for the wisdom that drew kings to her for advice. Feastday: Nov. 17

Bl. Hugh Green, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. His executioner was quite unskilled and could not find Green's heart; the butchery, with appalling cruelty, was prolonged for nearly half an hour. After his execution, the mob played football with his head. Nov. 15

Bl. Hugh Green, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. His executioner was quite unskilled and could not find Green's heart; the butchery, with appalling cruelty, was prolonged for nearly half an hour. After his execution, the mob played football with his head. Nov. 15

Bl. John Thorne, Roman Catholic Benedictine Martyr of England. The Treasurer of Glastonbury Abbey, he was martyred with Blessed Richard Whiting and Blessed Roger James for protecting various treasures of Glastonbury from seizure by the rapacious minions of King Henry VIII of England. Nov. 15

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Bl. John Thorne, Roman Catholic Benedictine Martyr of England. The Treasurer of Glastonbury Abbey, he was martyred with Blessed Richard Whiting and Blessed Roger James for protecting various treasures of Glastonbury from seizure by the rapacious minions of King Henry VIII of England. Nov. 15

St Fintan Celebrated on November 15th

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Bl. John Eynon, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr. John served as the pastor of the local parish in St. Giles. He refused to surrender the parish to the authorities and was taken to Reading Abbey. He was executed at the abbey gateway with Blessed Hugh Farington and Blessed John Rugg Feastday Nov 15

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Bl. John Eynon, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr. John served as the pastor of the local parish in St. Giles. He refused to surrender the parish to the authorities and was taken to Reading Abbey. He was executed at the abbey gateway with Blessed Hugh Farington and Blessed John Rugg Feastday Nov 15

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Father Vincent Blehl, SJ RIP

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Father Vincent Blehl, SJ RIP : Father Vincent Ferrer Blehl, SJ died on November 14, 2001. As this obituary in The Independent ,  noted, his life and academic career had ...

St Frances Xavier Cabrini Celebrated on November 13th

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"There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint." - Leon Bloy ---How to Become a Saint 1,2,3

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"There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint."  - Leon Bloy How to Become a Saint 1,2,3, : 1) repent of your sins and forgive others. 2) Love and Live free of sin. 3) Pray

St. Justus of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Priest. the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arriving with the second group of missionaries despatched in 601. Justus became the first Bishop of Rochester in 604. Nov 10

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St. Justus of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Priest.  the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arriving with the second group of missionaries despatched in 601. Justus became the first Bishop of Rochester in 604. Nov 10

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Newman Memories on the Ides of November

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Newman Memories on the Ides of November : “My theme is memory, that winged host that soared about me one grey morning of war-time. These memories, which are my life—for we possess ...

St Willibrord Celebrated on November 7th

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Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The North of England and the South of the USA

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The North of England and the South of the USA : From History Today : In his 1989 book Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America, the historian David Hackett Fischer explained how...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Remember, Remember the Fifth of November

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Remember, Remember the Fifth of November : Anna Mitchell asked me yesterday to talk about Guy Fawkes Day this morning on the Son Rise Morning Show , so Matt Swaim and I will discus...

Bl. John Bodey, Roman Catholic and English Martyr. When he repudiated King Henry VIII’s claim of supremacy in spiritual matters, he was arrested in 1550. John was imprisoned at Winchester until 1583, when he was taken on November 2 to Andover where he was hanged. Feastday: November 2

Bl. John Bodey, Roman Catholic and English Martyr. When he repudiated King Henry VIII’s claim of supremacy in spiritual matters, he was arrested in 1550. John was imprisoned at Winchester until 1583, when he was taken on November 2 to Andover where he was hanged. Feastday: November 2