The Pearl of Great Price

By Tim Byron

A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.... more

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December 17, 2025 Dec 18 Hans Kung stripped of the right to teach
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The Swiss theologian Hans Kung was very influential as the youngest 'periti' or expert of Vatican 2. As he his theology became more liberal he was banned from teaching by the Vatican
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6min
December 16, 2025 Dec 17 The Nun who helped invent BASIC
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Today we look at the life of Sister Mary Keller - the first person to be awarded a PHD in computer science in America alongside Irving Tang. Her legacy includes being part of the group that delivered the pioneering computer language of BASIC
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5min
December 15, 2025 Dec 16 The Ten Booms - Righteous amongst nations
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Today we remember the death of Elizabeth Ten Boom in a concentration camp. Just before she died she told her sister Corrie "There is no pit so deep that He [God] is not deeper still."
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6min
December 14, 2025 Dec 15 Freeman Dyson and the two windows of faith and science
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One of the most creative minds of recent times was the mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson, who was given the nickname the cosmic genius. He called himself a non-denominational Christian and had strong views on faith and science
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7min
December 13, 2025 Dec 14 John of the Cross - a suffering reformer
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St John of the Cross is now famous for his Dark Night. He believed that God was nothing and everything, this is the story of the Carmelite reformer and how he suffered
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8min
December 12, 2025 Dec 13 Saint Lucy
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Saint Lucy was one of the most popular saints in the early church and devotion to her still lasts in many parts of the world
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5min
December 11, 2025 Dec 12 Examining the Image of Guadalupe
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Today was the day when an image was left miraculously on the Tilma of Juan Diego during Our Lady's second apparition to him on the hill of Guadalupe. We look at the image and the recent tests done on it
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December 10, 2025 Dec 11 The man who invented the laser
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Charles H Townes won the Nobel Prize and the Templeton Prize combining his scientific genius with a deep faith. He believed science and religion were converging, and he invented the laser and discovered the black hole at the centre of our Galaxy
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December 09, 2025 Dec 10 Ulster Revival
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We look at a revival in the Protestant Church in Northern Ireland in 1859 which has made Northern Ireland a lot more socially conservative than the rest of Britain
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December 08, 2025 Dec 9 Our Lady of Guadalupe
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The appearance of a women to an Aztec Convert on a hilltop outside of Mexico City has had a huge impact on Mexico as a country. Today we look at the story and the miraculous image which is still venerated widely
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6min

FAQs about The Pearl of Great Price:

How many episodes does The Pearl of Great Price have?

The podcast currently has 384 episodes available.