Pearl of Great PriceOct 18, 20215 minOct 4 Rembrandt - painter of the soul Today in 1669 we travel to Holland where we remember the death of the great Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. Rembrandt was...
Pearl of Great PriceSep 25, 20213 minSep 18 Rev George Macdonald and GoblinsToday we remember the death in 1905 of the Scottish clergyman George MacDonald who wrote novels to support himself. He is best remembered...
Pearl of Great PriceSep 14, 20215 minSep 6 Blaise Pascal, Jansenism and SalvationToday in 1657 the Vatican placed Blaise Pascal’s Provincial Letters on the Index of Prohibited Books. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum...
Pearl of Great PriceJul 22, 20215 minJuly 22 Mary MagdaleneToday in 2016 Pope Francis passed a decree declaring a major feast day in honour of Mary Magdalene to be celebrated annually on July...