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Oct 19 Solidarity, Poland and the assassination of a priest
Season 10 Episode 19
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Today in1984 the Polish priest Jerzy Popiełuszko was beaten to death by three Security Police officers. He was a friend of Lech Wal…
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Oct 18 Caravaggio and the Mafia
Season 10 Episode 18
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Caravaggio was one of the greatest artists of the European Renaissance. He also lead one of the wildest lives. We look at how one of…
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Oct 17 The Nobel Peace Prize and Mother Teresa
Season 10 Episode 17
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The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious prizes in the world. We look at famous Christians who were awarded it , as well …
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Oct 16 The Quantam Physicist who became a priest - Polkinghorne
Season 10 Episode 16
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John Polkinghorne believed that science and religion provided a binocular vision of the truth. He left a prestigious post in Physics …
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Oct 15 How we measure time - Pope Gregory's Calendar
Season 10 Episode 15
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The Gregorian calendar is now almost universally used. This is the story about how Pope Gregory promulgated it after some revisions w…
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Oct 14 Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janiero
Season 10 Episode 14
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We remember how today the public where given access to this iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio. With his arms stretched out the …
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Oct 13 The miracle of Fatima as witnessed by 50,000
Season 10 Episode 13
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Today in 1917 reports went around the world of a miracle of the Sun that was witnessed by a crowd of 50.000 in Portugal. The 'miracl…
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Oct 12 God and Humanity - Analogia Entis, Erich Przywara's universal rhythm
Season 10 Episode 12
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The discussion between Karl Barth and the Polish Jesuit Erich Przywara about the analogy of being - mortal humanities relationship to…
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Sep 14 Dom Perignon, Monks and Wine Making
Season 9 Episode 14
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Now the most famous champagne is named in his honour, Pierre Perignon was a Benedictine Monk who perfected the method of making spark…
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Sep 12 Richard Challoner - leading in an hostile environment
Season 9 Episode 12
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Bishop Richard Challoner has been called the most influential English Catholic of the 18th Century. It was an uneasy time before Cat…
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