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In this final installment of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, we follow Mary's flight from Scotland into England, the domain of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, in 1568. Historians believe that Mary thought - or at least hoped - that her cousin would assist in returning her to the throne in Scotland, but instead, Mary and her retinue would spend a strange decade and a half imprisoned - in some of the finest homes in England. In the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife, Bess of Hardwick, Mary gradually became a unifying figure for English Catholics chafing under the rule of a Protestant queen. A prolific letter writer throughout her time in the custody of Elizabeth, she became enmeshed in the Babington Plot to assassinate her cousin in 1586. She was convicted at trial and sentenced to death; a situation that Elizabeth struggled with. She feared the precedent it set and certainly the impacts on her conscience and her relations with James VI of Scotland, Mary's son and Elizabeth's eventual successor, but in the end, she signed the death warrant of her cousin. Mary, Queen of Scots, one-time Queen of France, and aspirant to the English throne, was executed by beheading on February 8, 1587. Listen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Second Week of Lent Lectionary: 235The Saint of the day is Saint Nicholas OwenSaint Nicholas Owen's Story Nicholas, familiarly known as “Little John,” was small in stature but big in the esteem of his fellow Jesuits. Born at Oxford, this humble artisan saved the lives of many priests and laypersons in England during the penal times (1559-1829), when a series of statutes punished Catholics for the practice of their faith. Over a period of about 20 years, Nicholas used his skills to build secret hiding places for priests throughout the country. His work, which he did completely by himself as both architect and builder, was so good that time and time again priests in hiding were undetected by raiding parties. Nicholas was a genius at finding and creating places of safety: subterranean passages, small spaces between walls, impenetrable recesses. At one point he was even able to mastermind the escape of two Jesuits from the Tower of London. Whenever Nicholas set out to design such hiding places, he began by receiving the holy Eucharist, and he would turn to God in prayer throughout the long, dangerous construction process. After many years at his unusual task, Nicholas entered the Society of Jesus and served as a lay brother, although—for very good reasons—his connection with the Jesuits was kept secret. After a number of narrow escapes, he himself was finally caught in 1594. Despite protracted torture, Nicholas refused to disclose the names of other Catholics. After being released following the payment of a ransom, “Little John” went back to his work. He was arrested again in 1606. This time he was subjected to horrible tortures, suffering an agonizing death. The jailers tried suggesting that he had confessed and committed suicide, but his heroism and sufferings soon were widely known. Nicholas Owen was canonized in 1970 as one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Reflection Nicholas was a clever builder and architect who used his skills to protect endangered priests. Without his help, hundreds of English Catholics would have been deprived of the sacraments. His gift for spotting unlikely places to hide priests was impressive, but more impressive was his habit of seeking support for his work in prayer and the Eucharist. If we follow his example, we may also discover surprising ways to put our skills to God's service. We are sisters and brothers in the spirit. Learn more! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Happy Shrove Monday! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss why it's known for being associated with bacon in the English Catholic tradition. Guests include Rita Heikenfeld with Mardi Gras recipes, Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History, and Fr. John Gavin, S.J., to look at more wisdom from the Church Fathers in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Plus news, weather, sports and more...

What if I told you that one of Queen Mary I's closest confidantes defied Queen Elizabeth I, became a leader of Catholic exiles in Spain, and even tried to influence the future of the English throne?    Meet Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria—a woman who lived between two worlds: Tudor England and Catholic Spain. Loyal to Mary I until the end, Jane didn't fade into the background after Elizabeth's accession. Instead, she became a powerful figure in exile, opening her home to English Catholics, supporting the Jesuits, and working to shape Philip of Spain's policies towards England.   From the glamorous Tudor court to a life of exile, Jane's story is one of resilience, defiance, and faith. And despite immense personal loss, she never gave up her cause.   But how did a noblewoman from Buckinghamshire end up at the heart of Spain's Catholic resistance? And why did her efforts to influence England's future fail?   Discover the incredible, often-overlooked story of a woman who refused to be silenced.   Watch now to explore Jane Dormer's remarkable life and legacy!   #TudorHistory #JaneDormer #QueenMaryI #ElizabethanHistory #CatholicResistance #RoyalWomen #HiddenFigures #TudorCourt #HistoryTok #OnThisDay #WomenInHistory

Elizabethan England was a place of terror for English Catholics, who hid their faith and friends and feared for their lives. Jessie Childs shares the real story of Catholics in the reign of Elizabeth.Show Notes:Carol Ann Lloydwww.carolannlloyd.com@shakeuphistoryshakeuphistory.bsky.socialpatreon.com/carolannlloydThe Tudors by NumbersCourting the Virgin QueenJessie Childsjessiechilds.co.ukTwitter: @childs_jessiejessiechilds.bsky.socialInsta: jessiechildshistorianThe Siege of Loyalty HouseGod's Traitors: Terror & Faith in Elizabethan EnglandHenry VIII's Last VictimHistory shows us what's possible.

Happy feast of the Immaculate Conception! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the transfer of this year's feast to December 9th. Guests include Teresa Tomeo from Catholic Connection, Stephanie Mann to discuss English Catholic history, and Brendan Hodge from the Pillar. Plus news, weather, sports and more…

Happy feast of the Immaculate Conception! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the transfer of this year's feast to December 9th. Guests include Teresa Tomeo from Catholic Connection, Stephanie Mann to discuss English Catholic history, and Brendan Hodge from the Pillar. Plus news, weather, sports and more… ***** A Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick Our Lady, Health of the Sick,I look to you for the comfort of a mother's love,I pray to you on behalf of those who are sufferingand for my own healing needs.Mary, your love strengthens meand brings me peace. Our Lady, Health of the Sick,embrace all who are emotionally and physically ill that they may return togood health under your tender care. And please intercede for my veryspecial needs. (mention your needs here). Mary, your love strengthens me and brings me peace. Our Lady, Health of the Sick, pray for us. Amen. ***** Gayle Somers, author of Whispers of Mary Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"You thought perhaps when learned Campion dies, His pen must cease, his sugared tongue be still; But you forgot how loud his death it cries How far beyond the sound of tongue and quill." In 1581, a young Englishman named Henry Walpole attended the execution of the Jesuit Edmund Campion. As Campion was hung, drawn and quartered, Walpole stood close enough to be spattered with his holy blood. Though Campion's fame in England was already great, Walpole would amplify it further with a splendid, lengthy poem, which became enormously popular among English Catholics—so popular that the man who printed the book had his ears cut off as punishment. In his poem Walpole wrote: We cannot fear a mortal torment, we, This martyr's blood hath moistened all our hearts, Whose parted quarters when we chance to see We learn to play the constant Christian's parts. This was more than wordplay: Two years after Campion's death, Walpole became a priest, and was himself hung for the faith in 1595. Links Lyra Martyrum: The Poetry of the English Martyrs: https://www.clunymedia.com/product/lyra-martyrum/ Catholic Culture Podcast #69—The Poetry of the English Martyrs—Benedict Whalen https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/ep-69-poetry-english-martyrs-benedict-whalen/ SUBSCRIBE to Catholic Culture Audiobooks https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-culture-audiobooks/id1482214268 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter http://www.catholicculture.org/newsletter DONATE at http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Theme music: "2 Part Invention", composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. ©️2019 Heart of the Lion Publishing Co./BMI. All rights reserved.

fWotD Episode 2741: Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot) Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 5 November 2024 is Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot).Thomas Percy (c. 1560 – 8 November 1605) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was a tall, physically impressive man; little is known of his early life beyond his matriculation in 1579 at the University of Cambridge, and his marriage in 1591 to Martha Wright. In 1596 his second cousin once removed, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, appointed him constable of Alnwick Castle and made him responsible for the Percy family's northern estates. He served the earl in the Low Countries in about 1600–1601, and in the years before 1603 was his intermediary in a series of confidential communications with King James VI of Scotland.Following James's accession to the English throne in 1603, Percy became disenchanted with the new king, who he supposed had reneged on his promises of toleration for English Catholics. His meeting in June 1603 with Robert Catesby, a religious zealot similarly unimpressed with the new royal Stuart dynasty, led the following year to his joining Catesby's conspiracy to kill the king and his ministers by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder. Percy helped fund the group and secured the leases to certain properties in London, one of which was the undercroft directly beneath the House of Lords, in which the gunpowder was finally placed. The conspirators also planned to instigate an uprising in the Midlands and to simultaneously kidnap James's daughter, Elizabeth. Percy was to remain in London and secure the capture of her brother, Henry.When the plot was exposed early on 5 November 1605, Percy immediately fled to the Midlands, catching up with some of the other conspirators en route to Dunchurch in Warwickshire. Their flight ended on the border of Staffordshire, at Holbeche House, where they were besieged early on 8 November by the pursuing sheriff of Worcester and his men. Percy was reportedly killed by the same musketball as Catesby, and was buried nearby. His body was later exhumed, and his head exhibited outside Parliament. His membership in the plot proved extremely damaging to his patron, the Earl of Northumberland, who although uninvolved was imprisoned in the Tower of London until 1621.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 12:21 UTC on Friday, 8 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Emma.

Remember remember the fifth of November...  It's Guy Fawkes, which means a sleepless night for some of our furry friends.   For more than 400 years the English Catholic's failure to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London has been celebrated – but at what cost?   Every year we are warned by the likes of the SPCA that what is an exciting night for us, is a terrifying night for animals.  Not to mention Fire and Emergency NZ is continuously urging people to think about the risk of fireworks before buying them.   Each time it rolls around the question is asked – should fireworks be banned?   And, why on earth does New Zealand even celebrate it in the first place?   Today on The Front Page, Animates CEO Neil Cowie is with us to explain why tonight is such a scary experience for animals big and small...  First, we speak to AA Insurance underwriting manager Nancye Maloni on the continued calls to roll back on the fireworks.     Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsSound Engineers: Dan Goodwin, Richard MartinProducer: Ethan Sills See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO of one of the oldest English Catholic charities the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), Andy Keen-Downs tells his faith story and the songs that have marked the way. Songs in the Wilderness is a programme that features a guest telling the story of his or her life and the songs that inspired them along the way. Listen to Songs in the Wilderness live on Wednesdays at 10am and again at 10pm on Radio Maria England. Radio Maria England is a 24 hour Catholic radio station which broadcasts on Digital Radio in selected regions of the UK and online (using the Radio Maria Play app or the webpage) accessible anywhere in the world.

A London man is sentenced after taking a selfie next to the hospital bed of the father of a woman he argued with, a second suspect is arrested in a Windsor shooting, and the English Catholic school board is pleased with its EQAO results. All the evening headlines, and the weekend forecast, on the go.

Windsor's residential licensing pilot project survives a court challenge and English Catholic teachers ratify an agreement with the province. These stories and more are in your morning news on the go.

Almost four hundred years ago European settlers landed in what is now St. Mary's County and established the new state of Maryland. But they weren't the first to inhabit the fertile ground along the Chesapeake Bay.  Events at Maryland Hall in Annapolis highlight the Indigenous people that inhabited the land long before English Catholic settlers arrived. We hear from program director Bilgesu Sisman, and dancer/educator Louis Campbell (Lumbee, Blackfoot) and tribal historian Rico Newman (Choptico Band of Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy and Elders Council member) and get the rest of the story. Links: Maryland Hall Maryland Day events, Baltimore American Indian Center, Indigenous history of the Chesapeake Bay.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Patrick Briscoe, O.P., to reflect on this weekend's feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. Other guests include Stephanie Mann with more insights into important English Catholic figures, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

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The Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, MN and host of the program goes solo for this study the hymn “O Come, All Ye Faithful.” Turning now to LSB 379 we come upon a hymn originally titled "Adeste Fideles" in Latin. Its history is shrouded in mystery with a touch of political intrigue. It is believed to have been written by John Francis Wade, an English Catholic hymnist, in the 18th century but didn't become popular until the 20th century. In this episode, Pastor Booe takes listeners through the history and meaning of this enduring Christmas carol. Learn more: hymnary.org/hymn/LSB2006/379 Celebrate the birth of our Savior with Thy Strong Word's Countdown to Christmas, a special series where we explore 10 of the most beloved Christmas hymns found in the Lutheran Service Book. Learn the history and meaning of these beautiful carols and how they reflect the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Each weekday we dive into every stanza of these classic hymns and discover the rich theology and joy it expresses. Don't miss this opportunity to prepare your hearts to receive Christ anew and rejoice with Thy Strong Word: Countdown to Christmas. Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God's Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Thy Strong Word is graciously underwritten by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. Through the mission gifts of people like you, LHF translates, publishes, distributes and introduces books that are Bible-based, Christ-centered and Reformation-driven. Learn more at lhfmissions.org. Lutheran Service Book 379 1 O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him Born the king of angels; Refrain: O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! 2 Highest, most holy, Light of Light eternal, Born of a virgin, a mortal He comes; Son of the Father Now in flesh appearing! 3 Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God In the highest: [Refrain] 4 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be glory giv'n! Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing! [Refrain] Text Information First Line: O come, all ye faithful Title: O Come, All Ye Faithful Author: John F. Wade, c. 1711-86 Translator: Frederick Oakeley, 1802-80 (alt.) Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore Him Meter: Irregular meter Language: English Publication Date: 2006 Scripture: Luke 2:15 Tune Information Name: ADESTE FIDELES Composer: John F. Wade, c. 1711-86 Meter: Irregular meter Key: G Major Source: The Hymnal, 1940 (Setting)

Happy feast of St. Nicholas! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell look at the story of the real St. Nick, and get a recipe for chocolate coins from Rita Heikenfeld. Other guests include Gary Zimak on how John 3:16 connects with Advent, and Stephanie Mann on how English Catholics prepared for Christmas after the Reformation. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of St. Edmund Campion! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the life and witness of one of the most famous English Catholic martyrs. Guests include Ken Craycraft on religious liberty in relation to Oklahoma schools, and Fr Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Mass readings for the First Sunday of Advent. Plus news, weather, sports and more

Toronto police say they have seen a spike in hate-motivated crimes since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war; Ontario's English Catholic teachers joined public elementary teachers to overwhelmingly vote in favour of a strike mandate; and, higher interest rates, mounting debt and rising bank fees have many Canadians a lot less satisfied with their banking service.

Happy feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacocque! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss her and her devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Guests include Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History, Fr. John Gavin on St. Ignatitus of Antioch and the Catechism, and Stephanie Mann with more heroic figures from English Catholic history. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports and more...

SynopsisWe tend to think our time has had a monopoly on bitter religious conflicts, but on today's date in 1572, which happened to be St. Bartholomew's Day, the Catholic queen dowager of France, Catherine de Medici, and her son, King Charles IX, decided that the best way to rid their kingdom of troublesome Protestants would be simply to kill them off. A few days earlier, Catholic and Protestant nobles from across France had come to Paris to attend a noble wedding which, ironically, was intended to bring the rival religious factions closer together. Things quickly turned ugly, and on the 24th of August the infamous “Massacre of St. Bartholomew” began and quickly spread across the entire country. Among those who perished was a French Protestant composer named Claude Goudimel, who was killed when the massacre reached Lyons.Fortunately for posterity, not all Reformation era rulers were so bloodthirsty. The English Catholic composer Thomas Tallis managed to keep his head through the reigns of alternating Catholic and Protestant monarchs, and the Protestant Queen Elizabeth the First admired and supported the music of William Byrd, despite his openly Catholic sympathies.Music Played in Today's ProgramClaude Goudimel (1510 – 1572) Comfort, comfort Ye my people Cathedral Singers; Richard Proulx, conductor. GIA 290

In the mid-nineteenth century, a relic of the Bishop and Martyr, Saint Thomas Becket, a piece of his skull, was given to Northampton Cathedral by Monsignor George Talbot, a secretary to Pope Pius IX. He had received the relic from the bishop of Veroli, Bishop Mariano Venturi. In a letter written in period Italian, from Bishop Venturi to Mgr Talbot in 1852, Venturi says it is is a relic of the ‘glorious bishop and martyr Thomas Becket'. It also mentions the ‘cranium' that the relic resembles, therefore leading to beliefs that this is part of the skull of St Thomas Becket.  Veroli is in the Provence of Lazio, Italy and today is the diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino.  This weekend, the Becket Festival is being celebrated in Northampton. The Papal Nuncio to Great Britain, Miguel Maury Buendia, is making a pastoral visit to the diocese. St Thomas Becket's feast day is at the end of the year, however the festival is being held in the summer in order to coincide with the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of Thomas Becket on 7 July. This year it will also include the blessing of the St Thomas Centre, Northampton's new diocesan centre. The festival will conclude with the Becket Lecture in the St Thomas Centre. Dr Judith Champ will deliver the lecture titled, ‘The complicated saint: Thomas Becket and English Catholics'.  The Translation of the Relics of Thomas Becket refers to 7 July 1220, when due to both popular demand from pilgrims wishing to access the burial site of the Martyr and also a fire, the relics of Saint Thomas were moved to a more appropriate shrine in the main body of Canterbury Cathedral, where they were at the time. So why Northampton? And how? In this latest Tablet podcast, Fr Andrew Coy, private secretary to Bishop of Northampton David Oakley, is in conversation with Tablet assistant editor Ruth Gledhill in a bid to unravel the ‘martyr mystery' of St Thomas Becket, his terrible murder at Canterbury and how he and his relics came to be associated with Northampton. For more information about the weekend please click here  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-tablet/message

SPECIAL GUEST  Brother Andre Marie Host of the ReConquest show aired only on The Crusade Channel Follow Brother Andre Marie on GAB and Twitter - @Brother_Andre HEADLINE: Saint Antoninus (1459) by The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Saint Antoninus was a little man, born in Florence. He was admitted to the Dominican Order when he was sixteen years old. He was the Pope's special theologian at the Council of Florence, and later on was made archbishop of that city. He was called “the Father of the Poor.” He died holding a crucifix in his hand, and kissing it. His motto was, “To serve God is to reign.” Fra Angelico -  The angel is kneeling and lowering itself to Our Lady. Knowing this is the Regina Angelorum - Queen of the Angels.  Tuscany people aren't the same as other Italians so the Southern Italians are darker etc The actual Matese people are closer to the Continental Italians.  HBO series Gunpowder -  Gunpowder Plot - the conspiracy of English Roman Catholics to blow up Parliament and King James I, his queen, and his eldest son on November 5, 1605. The leader of the plot, Robert Catesby, together with his four coconspirators—Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes—were zealous Roman Catholics angered by James's refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics. They apparently hoped that the confusion that would follow the murder of the king, his ministers, and the members of Parliament would provide an opportunity for the English Catholics to take over the country. The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up England's King James I and the Parliament on November 5, 1605. The plot was organized by Robert Catesby in an effort to end the persecution of Roman Catholics by the English government. Catesby and others hoped to replace the country's Protestant government with Catholic leadership. Around midnight on November 4, 1605, one of the conspirators, Guy Fawkes, was discovered in the cellar of the Parliament building with barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes and other men involved in the plot were tried and executed for treason. Every November 5, the British celebrate Guy Fawkes Day by burning Fawkes in effigy. Fawkes and the other surviving chief conspirators were sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered in London. However, moments before the start of his execution, on January 31, 1606, Fawkes jumped from a ladder while climbing to the gallows, breaking his neck and dying. Following the failed Gunpowder Plot, new laws were instituted in England that eliminated the right of Catholics to vote, among other repressive restrictions. There was also the Hapsburg prestige on the line too. The Spaniards were definitely part of this. The pressing of the woman in the opening sequence is terrible -  The Protestants did in-fact persecute the Catholics, they tortured them, and they murdered them. This is the true history of what happened.

April 30: Saint Pius V, Pope 1504–1572 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith One Shepherd, one flock, one Lord, one Church Saint Pius V is buried in the Sistine Chapel, but not “that” Sistine Chapel. His body lies in a glass coffin in the stunning, baroque Sistine Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. He is not far from other luminaries: the master artist Gianlorenzo Bernini is buried unassumingly in the floor nearby, and Saint Jerome's remains can be found in a porphyry tomb under the main altar. Saint Pius V was not born a pope, of course. He was from a poor but noble family in Northern Italy and baptized Antonio Ghislieri. He entered the Dominican Order as a teenager and quickly rose to positions of authority and responsibility due to his intelligence, discipline, unassailable purity of life, and defense of the Church. He was elected Pope in 1566. The Council of Trent had just concluded. The Counter-Reformation was so new it did not even have a name. The Muslim Turks were invading Europe from the East. Protestants occupied chunks of Northern Europe and were cracking the unity of the Church in France. In a truncated papacy of six years and four months, Saint Pius V rose to all of these challenges and more, leaving an enduring legacy disproportionate to his brief reign. Our saint marshalled the coalition of Catholic princes and monarchs who defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. A loss would have opened the front door of Europe for Muslims to walk right in and make it their home. In 1570, Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and schism, called her a pretender to the throne, and forbade Catholics to obey her. This led the Queen to seek the blood of English Catholics for treason. As momentous as these events were, and they each cast long and dark historical shadows, it was specifically as a churchman that Saint Pius V did his best work. He personally lived the reforms he expected of the Church as a whole, and he implemented those reforms first in the city of Rome itself, among his own ecclesial court and among his own people. A fire place sitting in front of a fireplaceThe Council of Trent met intermittently between 1545–1563. It was arguably the most successful Council in the history of the Church. Trent introduced numerous reforms that have long since been accepted as normative Church practice: a bishop must live in his diocese, priestly formation must occur in a seminary, the Mass must be said using a uniform language and ritual, a catechism must be published and its teachings learned by all, and religious and priests cannot easily skip from one diocese to another. The Council also clarified technical, and not so technical, questions of Catholic theology in the face of Protestant challenges. The Council's documents were not put on a shelf to gather dust. Trent's immense treasure house of doctrinal, liturgical, and disciplinary reforms were implemented, fully and forcefully, over many succeeding decades. This was due to the perseverance and vision of many Counter-Reformation bishops, priests, nuns, and scholars, beginning with Pope Saint Pius V himself. Pope Saint Pius V is viewed historically as a true icon of orthodoxy (correct doctrine) and also of orthopraxy (correct practice). It is an unfortunate truism of modernity that religious faith, submission to religious truth, or trust in a prior intellectual inheritance (as opposed to personal discovery of “truth”) are limiting forces which stunt personal growth, shield the believer from reality, or block more daring inquiry. A more honest perspective disproves these snide conclusions. Doubt, refusal, or negation are not necessarily open-minded pathways to discovery. It is acceptance, affirmation, and faith that open the mind to the widest horizons. It is “Yes,” not “No,” that leads to more complex and demanding relationships, including with God Himself. The orthodox believer makes no a priori decision to shut his eyes to the fullness of reality, in contrast to the atheist. The believer is open, truly open, to diverse arguments and to diverse experiences. Defenders of orthodoxy, like Saint Pius V, have far more complex understandings of human anthropology and religion than commonly acknowledged. Conservatives are more intuitive anthropologists than liberals. They know how fragile truth can be when under pressure, and they take their job to protect it with utmost seriousness. Saint Pius V was the Pope, or Father, of a universal family. He protected the family's unity with all his considerable skills and virtues, and left a highly united, disciplined Church as his legacy. Saint Pius V, your dedication to the truth showed itself in your pristine holiness, unity of life, and defense of doctrine. From your home in heaven, assist all theologians and leaders of the Church to be as concerned as you were for the unity of God's family on earth.

Full Text of ReadingsWednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Lectionary: 246The Saint of the day is Saint Nicholas OwenSaint Nicholas Owen's Story Nicholas, familiarly known as “Little John,” was small in stature but big in the esteem of his fellow Jesuits. Born at Oxford, this humble artisan saved the lives of many priests and laypersons in England during the penal times (1559-1829), when a series of statutes punished Catholics for the practice of their faith. Over a period of about 20 years, Nicholas used his skills to build secret hiding places for priests throughout the country. His work, which he did completely by himself as both architect and builder, was so good that time and time again priests in hiding were undetected by raiding parties. Nicholas was a genius at finding and creating places of safety: subterranean passages, small spaces between walls, impenetrable recesses. At one point he was even able to mastermind the escape of two Jesuits from the Tower of London. Whenever Nicholas set out to design such hiding places, he began by receiving the holy Eucharist, and he would turn to God in prayer throughout the long, dangerous construction process. After many years at his unusual task, Nicholas entered the Society of Jesus and served as a lay brother, although—for very good reasons—his connection with the Jesuits was kept secret. After a number of narrow escapes, he himself was finally caught in 1594. Despite protracted torture, Nicholas refused to disclose the names of other Catholics. After being released following the payment of a ransom, “Little John” went back to his work. He was arrested again in 1606. This time he was subjected to horrible tortures, suffering an agonizing death. The jailers tried suggesting that he had confessed and committed suicide, but his heroism and sufferings soon were widely known. Nicholas Owen was canonized in 1970 as one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Reflection Nicholas was a clever builder and architect who used his skills to protect endangered priests. Without his help, hundreds of English Catholics would have been deprived of the sacraments. His gift for spotting unlikely places to hide priests was impressive, but more impressive was his habit of seeking support for his work in prayer and the Eucharist. If we follow his example, we may also discover surprising ways to put our skills to God's service. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Dr Gavin Ashenden is joined this week by Edward Pentin, the distinguished English Catholic journalist and veteran Rome correspondent, to discuss the triumphs and tribulations of Cardinal George Pell, a giant of the Catholic Church who died suddenly last week following routine surgery. Cardinal Pell is recalled as a man of integrity, orthodoxy and compassion, a stalwart opponent of the “dictatorship of relativism” who dined with the poor and homeless, and a reformer who dared to sweep out an Augean Stables of corruption in the Vatican finances but whose work was interrupted by allegations of child abuse which the Australian High Court later dismissed as spurious. In this 33rd episode of the Merely Catholic podcast series for The Catholic Herald, Dr Ashenden and Mr Pentin also discuss the legacy of man who fearlessly expressed some very controversial opinions while remaining an indisputably loyal son of the Church.

Bonfire Night aka The 1605 Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an assassination attempt against King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics who sought to restore the Catholic monarchy to England and thus influence and shape the religious course of British North American colonization. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/gPl0IjRgmYI which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Gunpowder Plot books available at https://amzn.to/3FY8e5U Support this channel by enjoying a wide-range of useful & FUN Gadgets at https://twitter.com/GadgetzGuy Go follow our YouTube page to enjoy additional Bonus content including original short 60 second capsules at https://bit.ly/3eprMpO Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on Patreon at https://patreon.com/markvinet and receive an eBook welcome GIFT or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and also receive an eBook welcome GIFT. Denary Novels by Mark Vinet are available at https://amzn.to/33evMUj Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIMELINEchannel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-vinet TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historyofnorthamerica Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization Audio recording: The English Heritage Podcast, Episode 187 - The real story of Bonfire Night and Rushton Triangular Lodge with Charles Rowe and Elizabeth Norton (Nov. 3, 2022). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

I talk about English Catholic Tradition with my friend Timothy Craig. A lot of our conversation is coming from Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England by Joseph PearceFrom the back of the book:The Catholic Church has been a part of English history since the arrival of Christian missionaries to Roman Britain in the first century AD. England was evangelized in these early centuries to such an extent that, by the time the Romans withdrew in the fifth century, the Celtic population was largely Catholic.Anglo-Saxon England has rightly been considered a land of saints. From St. Bede's account of the history of the early Church to the reign of the holy king, St. Edward the Confessor, Saxon England was ablaze with the light of Christ.This Catholic heart was ripped from the people of England, against their will and in spite of their heroic resistance, by the reign of the tyrannical Tudors. This made England once again a land of saints, though it was now a land of martyrs, Catholic priests and laity being put to death for practicing the Faith. The martyrdoms continued for 150 years, followed by a further 150 years of legal and political persecution.In the nineteenth century, against all the odds, there was a great Catholic revival, heralded by the conversion of St. John Henry Newman, which would continue into the twentieth century. Much of the greatest literature of the past century has been written by literary converts, such as G. K. Chesterton, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene and J. R. R. Tolkien.This whole exciting, faith-filled story is told within this single-volume history of "true England", the England which remained true to the Faith through thick and thin, in times both merry and perilous. It is a story which is not only worth telling but worth celebrating.https://ignatius.com/faith-of-our-fathers-ffhtep/ Contact Me:Email: FonsecaProduction@gmail.comWebsite: http://catholicconversations.buzzsprout.comIG: @ffonzeFacebook: Adrian Fonseca Facebook: Catholic Conversations Twitter: @AdrianFonzeYouTube: Catholic ConversationsYouTube: Adrian Fonseca

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Guy Fawkes has gone down in history as the most-remembered figure from the thwarted 17th century plot to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I. But the ringleader of this attempted terror attack was actually Warwickshireman Robert Catesby, who was shot and killed in Staffordshire on 8th November, 1605. This Catholic extremist, who had seen his father imprisoned for practicing his religion and sheltering priests, supposedly died clutching a portrait of the Virgin Mary. He was then decapitated; his head brought back to London to be placed on the side of Parliament House.  In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly dabble in a bit of recusancy; explore the considerable repression that English Catholics were living with during this period; and consider how Catesby used his class and charm to coalesce his group of co-conspirators into the gunpowder plot that very nearly exploded the government…  Further Reading: • ‘Robert Catesby, by Marilee Hanson' (English History, 2022): https://englishhistory.net/stuarts/robert-catesby/ • ‘A History of Treason: The bloody history of Britain through the stories of its most notorious traitors' (The National Archives / John Blake Publishing, 2022): https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p9SUEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT168&dq=8th+november+catesby&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false • ‘Gunpowder Plot – Stories from Parliament' (UK Parliament, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptNONmnXH0&t=0s #1600s #Catholic #UK #Crime #Politics Love the show? Join 

Fr. Len continues his multi-part series on the History of Spirituality by focusing on the 14th century English Catholic mystics. To support the podcast financially, click here: https://stpiuscda.org/online-giving

This 2011 episode covers the discriminatory laws English Catholics faced under Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, which led a group of Catholics to attempt regicide. But the plot was discovered days before the event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Historian Michael Breidenbach discusses his book, Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America, which looks at how English Catholics in Maryland helped to shape the American founding.

Father Dwight Longenecker returns to Merely Catholic for the tenth episode of the podcast series for the Catholic Herald, this time talking to Dr Gavin Ashenden about the English Catholic inheritance and what it means to both Britain and the world in the early 21st century. In this fascinating conversation, Father Longenecker, fresh from a pilgrimage tour of England, offers the perspective of both an American and a former Anglican on the role and significance of the English martyrs and upon a distinguished Catholic literary tradition which includes such figures as Robert Hugh Benson, Evelyn Waugh, GK Chesterton, Grahame Greene, JRR Tolkien and Elizabeth Jennings. English Catholics, he says, should do more to treasure and conserve the riches that have been left to them.

In this episode, I interview my beloved yoga teacher, the owner of Liquid Room in Bayside, Melbourne. Asian-born, raised in Canada, and long-time Melbourne resident, Ivy came into my life in the gap between the many lockdowns in Melbourne. We talk about the heavy job of keeping a yoga and float studio afloat (pardon the pun!) during Covid. And what home truly means, and how to create it. Biography Ivy Mckenna is the owner and creator of Liquid Room, a space created to provide individuals with a haven for respite from a world where the word 'busy' has become more of an identity rather than just an adjective describing one's moment in time. An immigrant child born to a Malaysian/Chinese mother and father, she has grown up understanding the importance of hard work through her childhood experiences of being a non-English speaking kid. At the age of 12, she had to learn the English language while being thrown in an English Catholic school when she first arrived in Sydney, Australia and then moved to Montreal, Canada two years later. Growing up, she faced many challenges to secure opportunities where, as a minority living in a low socio-economic western society, opportunities were hard to come by. Despite these challenges, her fiery spirit and her tenacity to succeed helped her thrive in whatever she takes on. Prior to Liquid Room, Ivy had graduated with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Computer Science along with a Diploma of Marketing. She was employed by several major IT companies, working with clients ranging from the US Military, and Telecommunications to big brand Automotive industry. Following her time in IT, she progressed her career into Digital Marketing and Advertising, managing digital media projects during a time when digital media was only in its infancy, and a few more years leading to what it is today. She is a full-time single mother of two girls and a successful entrepreneur, who has grown her business from a staff of 2 to more than 16 employees within 8 months of opening in 2016. She has travelled to more than 10 countries around the world both for leisure and business, across Europe, Asia and the South Pacific Islands, just to name a few. Ivy believes that her success can only continue if she embraces her past challenges and celebrates her failures, viewing them as the necessary wisdom to be happy and arrive at a balance in life. She continues to learn and sees herself as a necessary contributor rather than seeking reward as an entitlement for her hard work. In this episode we discuss: the power of 'floating' how she chose to support her community and teachers during lockdown what she has observed in people post-lockdown the challenges of running a business in this new paradigm Episode Resources Social: Instagram | Facebook Website: https://www.liquidroom.com.au

April 30: Saint Pius V, Pope1504–1572Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithOne Shepherd, one flock, one Lord, one ChurchSaint Pius V is buried in the Sistine Chapel, but not “that” Sistine Chapel. His body lies in a glass coffin in the stunning, baroque Sistine Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. He is not far from other luminaries: the master artist Gianlorenzo Bernini is buried unassumingly in the floor nearby, and Saint Jerome's remains can be found in a porphyry tomb under the main altar. Saint Pius V was not born a pope, of course. He was from a poor but noble family in Northern Italy and baptized Antonio Ghislieri. He entered the Dominican Order as a teenager and quickly rose to positions of authority and responsibility due to his intelligence, discipline, unassailable purity of life, and defense of the Church.He was elected Pope in 1566. The Council of Trent had just concluded. The Counter-Reformation was so new it did not even have a name. The Muslim Turks were invading Europe from the East. Protestants occupied chunks of Northern Europe and were cracking the unity of the Church in France. In a truncated papacy of six years and four months, Saint Pius V rose to all of these challenges and more, leaving an enduring legacy disproportionate to his brief reign.Our saint marshalled the coalition of Catholic princes and monarchs who defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. A loss would have opened the front door of Europe for Muslims to walk right in and make it their home. In 1570, Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and schism, called her a pretender to the throne, and forbade Catholics to obey her. This led the Queen to seek the blood of English Catholics for treason. As momentous as these events were, and they each cast long and dark historical shadows, it was specifically as a churchman that Saint Pius V did his best work. He personally lived the reforms he expected of the Church as a whole, and he implemented those reforms first in the city of Rome itself, among his own ecclesial court and among his own people.The Council of Trent met intermittently between 1545–1563. It was arguably the most successful Council in the history of the Church. Trent introduced numerous reforms that have long since been accepted as normative Church practice: a bishop must live in his diocese, priestly formation must occur in a seminary, the Mass must be said using a uniform language and ritual, a catechism must be published and its teachings learned by all, and religious and priests cannot easily skip from one diocese to another. The Council also clarified technical, and not so technical, questions of Catholic theology in the face of Protestant challenges. The Council's documents were not put on a shelf to gather dust. Trent's immense treasure house of doctrinal, liturgical, and disciplinary reforms were implemented, fully and forcefully, over many succeeding decades. This was due to the perseverance and vision of many Counter-Reformation bishops, priests, nuns, and scholars, beginning with Pope Saint Pius V himself.Pope Saint Pius V is viewed historically as a true icon of orthodoxy (correct doctrine) and also of orthopraxy (correct practice). It is an unfortunate truism of modernity that religious faith, submission to religious truth, or trust in a prior intellectual inheritance (as opposed to personal discovery of “truth”) are limiting forces which stunt personal growth, shield the believer from reality, or block more daring inquiry. A more honest perspective disproves these snide conclusions. Doubt, refusal, or negation are not necessarily open-minded pathways to discovery. It is acceptance, affirmation, and faith that open the mind to the widest horizons. It is “Yes,” not “No,” that leads to more complex and demanding relationships, including with God Himself. The orthodox believer makes no a priori decision to shut his eyes to the fullness of reality, in contrast to the atheist. The believer is open, truly open, to diverse arguments and to diverse experiences.Defenders of orthodoxy, like Saint Pius V, have far more complex understandings of human anthropology and religion than commonly acknowledged. Conservatives are more intuitive anthropologists than liberals. They know how fragile truth can be when under pressure, and they take their job to protect it with utmost seriousness. Saint Pius V was the Pope, or Father, of a universal family. He protected the family's unity with all his considerable skills and virtues, and left a highly united, disciplined Church as his legacy.Saint Pius V, your dedication to the truth showed itself in your pristine holiness, unity of life, and defense of doctrine. From your home in heaven, assist all theologians and leaders of the Church to be as concerned as you were for the unity of God's family on earth.

Full Text of ReadingsTuesday of the Third Week of Lent Lectionary: 238All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Nicholas OwenNicholas, familiarly known as “Little John,” was small in stature but big in the esteem of his fellow Jesuits. Born at Oxford, this humble artisan saved the lives of many priests and laypersons in England during the penal times (1559-1829), when a series of statutes punished Catholics for the practice of their faith. Over a period of about 20 years, Nicholas used his skills to build secret hiding places for priests throughout the country. His work, which he did completely by himself as both architect and builder, was so good that time and time again priests in hiding were undetected by raiding parties. Nicholas was a genius at finding and creating places of safety: subterranean passages, small spaces between walls, impenetrable recesses. At one point he was even able to mastermind the escape of two Jesuits from the Tower of London. Whenever Nicholas set out to design such hiding places, he began by receiving the holy Eucharist, and he would turn to God in prayer throughout the long, dangerous construction process. After many years at his unusual task, Nicholas entered the Society of Jesus and served as a lay brother, although—for very good reasons—his connection with the Jesuits was kept secret. After a number of narrow escapes, he himself was finally caught in 1594. Despite protracted torture, Nicholas refused to disclose the names of other Catholics. After being released following the payment of a ransom, “Little John” went back to his work. He was arrested again in 1606. This time he was subjected to horrible tortures, suffering an agonizing death. The jailers tried suggesting that he had confessed and committed suicide, but his heroism and sufferings soon were widely known. Nicholas Owen was canonized in 1970 as one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Reflection Nicholas was a clever builder and architect who used his skills to protect endangered priests. Without his help, hundreds of English Catholics would have been deprived of the sacraments. His gift for spotting unlikely places to hide priests was impressive, but more impressive was his habit of seeking support for his work in prayer and the Eucharist. If we follow his example, we may also discover surprising ways to put our skills to God's service. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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Catching up on developments in the Maritime region - from a haven for English Catholics in Newfoundland, to life for Acadians under English rule.

On this episode, Chris is joined by Nick Michels, a Catholic attorney in South Dakota, who is starting a St. Thomas More Society -- an organization for Catholic lawyers and politicians. With the feast day of St. Thomas More approaching on June 22, Nick shares how the New Evangelization has inspired the vision for the group, and how it aims to aid Catholic lay faithful in their mission to witness to the truth of God's love in the midst of their professional lives. Taking the great English Catholic lawyer and saint as its patron, Nick and his colleagues hope a St. Thomas More Society might be a source of formation, fraternity, hope, and courage for his fellow Catholic lawyers in South Dakota.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Four people were killed in Myanmar on Monday, after the Burmese army shelled a Catholic church. Hundreds of people had sought refuge in the church amid clashes between the military and a group called the People's Defense Force. Vatican News reported that all those killed and injured were Catholics. English Catholic bishops are warning against a proposed bill, that would legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. The bill would make assisted suicide available to those who are terminally ill, with a diagnosis of six months or less. England's bishops have said a true culture of caring protects the sick, vulnerable and elderly. Dioceses in the state of New York are updating their COVID-19 guidelines. Parishes in Brooklyn and Queens are now open to full capacity. Parishes in the Archdiocese of New York will again be using collection baskets, physical bulletins, and hymnals in churches. Pope Francis has reportedly hinted that there will soon be a new head of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship. The position has been vacant since February, when the pope accepted the retirement of Robert Cardinal Sarah. Projected candidates include two Italian bishops and an English archbishop. Today is the feast of Saint Bede, an English priest, monk, and scholar. Saint Bede is remembered for his personal holiness and intellectual brilliance. He is a doctor of the Church.