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June 9 Terese of Liseux and the Story of a Soul
Season 6 Episode 9
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Terese Martin was a remarkable teenager - who at the age of 15 refused to leave the side of the Pope in a public audience as she wished to enter a Carmelite Convent. Dying at the early…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Mar 31 John Donne - metaphysical poet
Season 3 Episode 31
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The rich and varied life of John Donne, the greatest of the metaphysical poets in Elizabethan England. Born into a persecuted Catholic family he ended up as the Dean of St Pauls.
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Mar 30 Start of Reformation in England
Season 3 Episode 30
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Today in 1533 Thomas Cranmer was ordained Archbishop of Canterbury, historians mark this as the beginning of the Reformation in England. We look at his opportunistic rise and his downf…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 29 Coram's Foundling Hospital
Season 3 Episode 29
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Thomas Coram was shocked walking into 18th Century London at the amount of abandoned children he would come across in the streets. This is the story of how he set up his famous foundli…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 28 The Salvation Army in America
Season 3 Episode 28
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They are a key part of the Christmas season in America.... but where did they come from? How was their reputation established? Did they popularise doughnuts? What are the challenges t…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 27 Meister Eckhart
Season 3 Episode 27
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The German Dominican and Theologian Johannes Eckhart became very popular in the late 20th Century because of his Creation Spirituality. Today we look at his life and legacy. Was he a m…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 26 Ravi Zacharias and his mixed legacy
Season 3 Episode 26
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One of the most popular Christian Apologists died recently and left multiple victims of abuse. This caused great distress in the Evangelical Community. Amidst all the book burning we …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 25 The Emperor who became a monk
Season 3 Episode 25
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The story of Byzantium and the Emperor Theodosius III who was forced to retire to a monastery with his son. Then the catastrophic 4th crusade, intended for Jerusalem which ended up in …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 24 Papal Interdicts and the Magna Carta
Season 3 Episode 24
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How a Papal Interdict stopped public daily mass in England - a feat that wasn't repeated till the Coronavirus Lockdown. How this ultimately lead to the Magna Carta, the reigning in of …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mar 23 McGregor, Aston Villa & the Football League
Season 3 Episode 23
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How Christian businessman William McGregor started the Football League. A teetotaller, first he cleaned up Aston Villa and then as the game was becoming more professional, he organised…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago