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Oct 1 Guardini - The Lord

Today we are Munich in Bavaria, where one of the most creative theologians of the 20th Century, Romano Guardini died in 1968. His...

Sep 29 Pope Leo the great and Atilla the Hun

Today Leo was consecrated bishop of Rome becoming the pope. His papacy was very significant, famous for his meeting with Attila the Hun...

Sep 15 Dominic and the miraculous painting

Today in 1530 a supposed 'miraculous' portrait of Saint Dominic appeared in Calabria, in the South of Italy. The image has garnered...

Sep 6 Blaise Pascal, Jansenism and Salvation

Today in 1657 the Vatican placed Blaise Pascal’s Provincial Letters on the Index of Prohibited Books. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum...

Aug 6 Conclave

Today in 1494. the first conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel opened. Concerns about political interference in the election of a...

June 27 Rene Girard - Mimetic Desire & the Scapegoat

year 2008 and travel to St Andrews in Scotland were the French polymath, Rene Girard was given honorary degree at St Andrews. Beginning...

June 26 Beauty, Truth & Goodness - Hans Urs von Balthazar

Today in 1988 we remember the death of one of the greatest theological minds of the 20th Century. Hans Urs Von Balthazar died just two...

June 20 Fr George Lemaitre and the Big Bang

The pioneering priest and physicist George Lemaitre died today. He is famous for proposing the "Big Bang theory" of the origin of the...

Apr 24 Baptism of St Augustine

Today we remember how Augustine of Hippo was baptised by Ambrose in Milan as a 33 year old man - a 'late convert'. His writings and his...

Apr 11 Pacem in Terris

Today we go back to year 1963 and look at a ground breaking papal encyclical Pacem in terris ( 'Peace on Earth') issued by Pope John...

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