St Valentine: 10 Top Facts

Feb 14, 2024 by

by Catherine Pepinster, Religion Media Centre: What stories are associated with the patron saint of love? If you get a card on Valentine’s Day and don’t know who it’s from, it’s entirely appropriate. For we don’t really know who St...

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Who Was St. Nicholas?

Dec 24, 2023 by

From: Clearly Reformed. The unsatisfying answer to the title of this post is that we don’t know as much as we would like. We know that a bishop named Nicholas existed, that he had a great influence on his homeland, and that he probably...

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There’s a Hippie on the Advent Highway to Christmas

Dec 19, 2023 by

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: Christmas is just around the corner. I’m thinking of stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce, roast potatoes and Christmas pudding. Suddenly, without warning, I have a plateful of locusts and wild honey...

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Oxford College accused of ‘cancelling’ St George’s Day after row over Eid dinner on April 23

Apr 5, 2023 by

by Ewan Somerville, Telegraph: An Oxford college has been accused of “cancelling” St George’s Day in a row over an Eid formal dinner being held on April 23, the Telegraph can reveal. Magdalen College held an annual banquet to commemorate...

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Factsheet: St Patrick

Mar 17, 2023 by

from Religion Media Centre: St Patrick is one of the most well-known saints in Christianity, famous for being the patron saint of Ireland, supposedly converting the island to the faith while ridding it of its snakes. In modern times his...

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When the light flooded into Augustine’s heart

Nov 27, 2022 by

by Julian Mann, TCW: IN a society where violence, intoxication and sexual licence are rampant, the Book of Common Prayer Epistle reading for today, the 1st Sunday in Advent, is powerfully relevant. The set reading is from the Apostle...

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