England

March 3 – James Spencer Northcote

February 28, 2022

February 26 – Blessed Robert Drury

February 24, 2022

February 27 – “Which of you Gospellers can show such a knee?”

February 24, 2022

February 28 – St. Oswald

February 24, 2022

February 28 – The Gentleman instructed in the conduct of a virtuous and happy life

February 24, 2022

February 24 – First Christian King Among the English

February 21, 2022

February 20 – Repeatedly racked

February 17, 2022

February 21 – Shakespeare’s Inspiration

February 17, 2022

February 15 – One of his last utterances was a prayer for the queen

February 14, 2022

February 16 – Founded and ruled a religious order as his family Manorhouse, but only joined that order in his old age

February 14, 2022

February 8 – Mary Queen of Scots

February 7, 2022

February 7 – Saintly King, and Father of Three More Saints

February 3, 2022

February 1 – Immediately after his martyrdom, they lined up to venerate his relics

January 31, 2022

February 2 – He hastened to the king, exhibited his wounded body and related his vision

January 31, 2022

February 3 – Half Fierce Pagan Princess, Half Gentle Christian Princess

January 31, 2022

February 3 – His crime was to call the queen a schismatic

January 31, 2022

January 23 – Mary Ward and the Institute of Mary

January 20, 2022

January 24 – They called him “Ironmonger”

January 20, 2022

Pudding competition for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

January 13, 2022

January 12 – He promoted the use of stained glass

January 10, 2022

January 12 – “The English Saint Bernard”

January 10, 2022

December 29 – His Staff Did More Damage Than His Sword

December 27, 2021

December 29 – Blessed William Howard

December 27, 2021

December 30 – He Preached Sanctity in Marriage and Chastity in Priesthood

December 27, 2021

A Royal Recipe: Cinnamon Stars

December 16, 2021

November 25 & 26 – Blessed Hugh Taylor & Blessed Marmaduke Bowes

November 22, 2021

November 20 – St. Edmund the Martyr

November 18, 2021

November 20 – Queen Elizabeth II Wedding Anniversary

November 18, 2021

November 16 – Commissioned to preach the Sixth Crusade

November 15, 2021

November 17 – St. Hilda

November 15, 2021

November 17 – Mary Tudor

November 15, 2021

November 17 – St. Hugh of Lincoln

November 15, 2021

November 12 – Fearless and Bold

November 11, 2021

November 14 – Saint Erconwald

November 11, 2021

November 15 – Martyred for God (and Money…)

November 11, 2021

November 9 – Executed in Oxford, buried with the Templars

November 8, 2021

November 2 – His mother celebrated his death as if it were a wedding

November 1, 2021

October 29 – King turned monk, his people begged him to lead them in battle against Penda

October 28, 2021

October 29 – One of the Martyrs of Douai

October 28, 2021

October 28 – Saint, Soldier, Statesman

October 25, 2021

October 23 – Gentle Birth, But Not Gentle Death

October 21, 2021

October 25 – Memorial of Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, Many of Them Nobles

October 21, 2021

October 25 – St. Cuthbert Mayne

October 21, 2021

October 19 – Prayer was his crime

October 18, 2021

October 21 – The Tale of Saint Ursula

October 18, 2021

October 12 – Difficulties in his youth prepared him for later trials

October 11, 2021

October 12 – Martyr King

October 11, 2021

October 13 – King Confessor

October 11, 2021

October 8 – St. Keyne

October 7, 2021

October 9 – Even in his lifetime his reputation was for great holiness and miraculous powers

October 7, 2021

October 10 – St. Paulinus, Archbishop of York

October 7, 2021

October 1 – The Hon. George Spencer

September 30, 2021

October 3 – Enemy of King St. Louis, but still his friend in Christ

September 30, 2021

September 26 – Fr. Frederick William Faber

September 23, 2021

September 19 – The Pope asks Princess Mary to marry James II of England

September 16, 2021

September 20 – Starved to death for the faith

September 16, 2021

September 16 – Wilton Abbey and its patroness St. Edith

September 13, 2021

Prince William personally intervened to get an Afghan army officer and his family of 10 out of Kabul

September 9, 2021

September 10 – Arrested while preaching

September 9, 2021

September 7 – The Corbie brothers

September 6, 2021

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