Pearl of Great PriceOct 23, 20213 minOct 10 The First Millenial Saint?We remember today how in Monza in Italy a 15 year old boy Carlo Acutis died of leukaemia. He was a remarkable young man. He stated that...
Pearl of Great PriceAug 17, 20213 minAug 15 Cologne Cathedral - 632 years in the makingToday in 1880 Cologne Cathedral was finished. It was Germany's largest cathedral and for four years it was the tallest building in the...
Pearl of Great PriceAug 6, 20213 minAug 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...
Pearl of Great PriceJun 27, 20213 minJune 28 Monsignor Benson's Lord of the WorldToday in 1906 Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson finished his dystopian science fiction novel called Lord of the World that centres upon the...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 26, 20217 minApr 26 William Shakespeare's Baptism and hidden messagesToday we remember the earliest record we have of William Shakespeares life - April 26th 1564 the day he was baptised in the Holy Trinity...
Pearl of Great PriceApr 23, 20216 minApr 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...
Pearl of Great PriceMar 21, 20214 minMar 21 - Papier Mache Papal TiaraToday in an extra-ordinary ceremony Pius VII was crowned Pope in a Benedictine Monastery with a temporary papal tiara made of...