The Pearl of Great Price Podcast
1) Feb 11 First Apparition in Lourdes
Today in 1858 a 14-year old girl, gathering firewood outside a grotto in South West France had the first encounter with a young woman which would transform the town and the area.
2) Feb 10 Paul shipwrecked in Malta
Today Christians remember how St Paul was shipwrecked in Malta, looking at the story and the historical evidence linked to it
3) Feb 9 Unexploded Bomb in Genoa Cathedral
Today we remember how a misdirected shell landed in Genoa Cathedral on Feb 9th 1941 and failed to explode. Called the miracle of St Lawrence.... we look at how people fall back on religious objects a...Show More
4) Feb 8 The Quaker Benjamin Lay and Anti-Slavery
Today we look at a remarkable character and his powerful witness against slavery, Benjamin Lay. We also look at the spiritual movement, the Quakers, that formed him. Their impressive legacy of socia...Show More
5) Feb 7 The Bonfire of the Vanities
Today we remember the apocalyptical and puritanical Savanarola and his Bonfire of the Vanities that was lit today in Florence in 1497
6) Feb 6 Mexico's Cristero War
Today we remember the execution on Feb 6 1927 in Mexico of a priest Fr Matteo Correa Magallenes. Exploring the Cristero War in Mexico and the involvement of the US.
7) Feb 5 Japan's Hidden Christians
Today in 1597 we go to Nagasaki where 26 Christians were crucified, part of a long persecution against the Church. Forced underground, the 'Kakure Kirishitan' the hidden Christians of Japan...Show More
8) Feb 4 Mormons travel to Salt Lake Valley
Today we remember how the Mormons left their Wintering Grounds in 1846 for the last part of their journey to establish the state of Utah. They received directions from an unlikely source....
9) Feb 3 Guttenberg and his printing press
Today in 1468, Johannes Guttenberg invented a process for mass-producing movable type; mechanising the process, using adjustable moulds and oil-based ink for printing books. This was an epoch changing...Show More
10) Feb 2 Candlemas
Today's celebration of Candlemas is marked in different ways around the world. We look at the origins in scripture, in pre-Christian Roman practices, and how it is remembered from Mexico to Fran...Show More