Katherine of Aragon – Part Two

Friar Solanus Mary continues the story of Queen Katherine of Aragon, wife of the infamous King Henry VIII of England. (Click here, if you missed part 1) Virtue Katherine bore…

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Katherine of Aragon
The Trial of Queen Catherine of Aragon by Henry Nelson O'Neil (1846-1848)

Katherine of Aragon

Wife, Queen, Mother, Franciscan The city of Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, England) is not too distant from our little friary in Walsingham (in the neighbouring county of Norfolk). When I am in…

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Stigmata – Part Two

Meaning of the vision Francis realised by divine inspiration that he was given this vision so that he would see that, as Christ's lover, he would resemble Christ crucified perfectly…

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Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi

Introduction St. Francis of Assisi has been the subject of many biographies. One of my own personal favourites is the one written by the English writer and convert, G. K.…

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