Newman: A Light between the Reformation and Modernity
St John Henry Newman’s journey to the Catholic faith remains a powerful testimony to an increasingly-secularised world
Tag: Reformation
Homage to the Martyrs at Deepdale
David Gorman looks back 50 years to when 20,000 flocked to Preston’s Deepdale Stadium for Mass to celebrate the Canonisation of the Forty Martyrs, a quarter of whom came from Lancashire.
Henry’s Reformation: England’s defining moment?
One of the most defining points in English history is arguably the Reformation, which redefined England’s culture as well as its religious trajectory.
Stained glass of a Yorkshire Martyr finds a home in Lancashire
Margaret Clitherow provides a fine example of a woman strong in her faith
The witness of St Edmund Campion: a heroic story of faith
St Edmund Campion’s is a heroic story of witness to the Catholic faith, and to the horrors of religious persecution of both yesteryear and today
Stonyhurst yields its mystical treasures
“Today, we still ask our children to do the right
things in a world not very sympathetic to
religious values. And though conditions are now
quite different, Christians are still being
persecuted. It isn’t just ancient history.”
Fr John chose to die rather than yield to Protestantism
The story of how St John Plessington bravely stood up for his faith and how he can act as a model for persecuted Christians today
St Edmund’s rope binds us to the memory of his sacrifice
The life of St Edmund Campion, his martyrdom, and what a piece of rope can tell us about faith amid persecution.
Romantic relics from Stuart queens and Jacobite princes
Some tartan, a book cover and thorn: how a treasure-trove of objects at Stonyhurst College tell a tale of Britain’s Catholic heritage