Subjects

Bible and Saints

Passages of history, wonder and spiritual counsel, drawn from the Bible and from the lives of the saints and martyrs, with a special attention to those of the British isles.

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St Wilfrid and the Fishers of Men

Driven out of Northumbria, Bishop Wilfrid goes to the south coast and saves a kingdom from starvation.

116

Filioque

It started as an honest mistake, became a diplomatic standoff, and brought down an Empire.

117

The Voice of an Angel

A tenth-century Greek monk is joined by a total stranger for Mattins.

118

Twelve Poor Men and True

Charles Dickens explains the thinking behind Jesus Christ’s choice of friends.

119

Birds of Paradise

Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf paints a word-picture of heaven and the seraph-band that swoops and soars before the throne.

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Taste and See

Wonder spread through a Tyneside monastery after Bishop Cuthbert asked for a drink of water.