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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October 05, 2025 Oct 6 Tennyson - Faith and Doubt In Memoriam
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Today we remember the death of Poet Laurete Alfred Lord Tennyson. HIs poem In Memoriam helped Queen Victoria as she dealt with the grief of the death of Prince Albert. We look at it how it deals with faith and doubt
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12min
October 04, 2025 Oct 5 Uganda - an ecumenism of blood
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Today after a terrible persecution with an assassinated Anglican archbishop and multiple murders of Catholics and Anglicans - Uganda installed a Christian government. The Ugandan martyrs are now celebrated every year by millions in a national holiday
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10min
October 03, 2025 Oct 4 Rembrandt - the painter of the Soul
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Rembrandt left over 500 paintings after he died, more than a third of them of the Bible. He lived in a time of great religious turmoil and didn't belong to any church - but fell in love with and studied the Bible. His life was like his paintings, dramatic, passionate and ultimately tragic
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13min
October 02, 2025 Oct 3 Zionism in Africa and John Alexander Dowie
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The Zionist churches in Southern Africa account for 15 million Christians - the biggest group. This is the story of the Scottish/Australian preacher who founded them in America before sending out missionaries
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9min
October 01, 2025 Oct 2 Christian Heroism in Hungary - Mindzentsy
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He did not submit to either the Nazis or the Communists in his beloved Hungary. For which he was imprisoned and tortured. He would die in exile in Vienna
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9min
September 30, 2025 Oct 1 Romano Guardini - The Lord
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The German priest, teacher and writer Romano Guardini has had a decisive influence on the last two popes. His book The Lord is a masterpiece in Christology and has been called a book with a great mission
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11min
September 29, 2025 Sep 30 The Intellectual courage of George Tyrell and Modernism
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George Tyrell, an Irish priest published two letters in the Times criticising the papal encyclical Pascendi, he was expelled from the Jesuits and excommunicated
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11min
September 28, 2025 Sep 29 Leo the Great meets Attila the Hun and Manicheism
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The first Pope to be given the title great was Leo. We tell the story why today
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9min
September 27, 2025 Sep 28 The Witness, the Vatican Obelisk in St Peters Square
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The Obelisk outside St Peters in Rome stood in Nero's Circus and witnessed the crucifixion of St Peter. This is the story of how it was moved there and what happened to Peter
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13min
September 26, 2025 Sep 27 The first female doctor of the church - Teresa of Avila
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She was a great mystic, practical and effective reformer and one of the most influential authors of the spiritual life. St Teresa of Avila, founder of the Discalced Carmelites. Author of the Interior Castle and Way to Perfection
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13min

FAQs about The Pearl of Great Price:

How many episodes does The Pearl of Great Price have?

The podcast currently has 384 episodes available.