John Fisher And Thomas More

Author : Robert J Conrad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505118492

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John Fisher and Thomas More by Robert J Conrad Pdf

In 1929, nearly four hundred years after the deaths of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, G.K. Chesterton observed in words equally attributable to Fisher, "Blessed Thomas More is more important at this moment than at any moment since his death, even perhaps the great moment of his dying; but he is not quite so important as he will be in a hundred years." Judge Robert J Conrad, Jr. anticipates Chesterton's one-hundred-year mark in a collection of stories from the lives of More and Fisher, demonstrating how their sanctity and integrity carried them and those who loved them through tumultuous and heart-wrenching times which, perhaps surprisingly, bear a striking resemblance to the present epoch. At first blush, nothing could appear more different than the pre-industrial sixteenth century and the tech-centered modern era. But a closer examination presents a similar tale of political maneuvering and hostile hearings, legal corruption, viral pandemics, riots, suppression of speech, loss of religious liberty, and a profound indifference for truth. Judge Conrad effortlessly weaves together tales of both men and what made them who they were--family, faith, friendship, oaths, vocation, detachment, conscience--inviting those who strive for holiness down the same narrow path these two martyrs walked with a clarity founded upon the truth of Christ's Church, and a wit that charmed even their persecutors. Both these men refused to consent to the theological farce that would permit the king's divorce and remarriage and drive a wedge into the unity of the Christian world, and both paid for their convictions with their lives. More died the king's good servant and God's first. Fisher approached his execution with joy befit for a wedding. And yet, both stand today, long after they are gone, as models of courage in a time when it is desperately needed. Discover in this volume of powerful stories two saints whose lives could not be timelier for the present age.

Author : Richard Lawrence Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Christian martyrs
ISBN : UCAL:$B297315

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John Fisher and Thomas More by Richard Lawrence Smith Pdf

Author : Stephanie A. Mann
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594171185

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Supremacy and Survival by Stephanie A. Mann Pdf

Author : William ROPER (Son-in-law of Sir Thomas More.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019152944

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The Lives and Deaths of the Illustrious Sir Thomas More ... by Thomas [or Rather, William Roper] and of ... John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, by T. Bailey [or Rather, R. Hall] ... With a Full Relation of Queen Catharine's Divorce and the Will of Henry VIII. ... The Seventh Edition by William ROPER (Son-in-law of Sir Thomas More.) Pdf

Author : Scott Hahn
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Lord's prayer
ISBN : 9781931018159

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Understanding "Our Father" by Scott Hahn Pdf

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the Our Father ?is truly the summary of the whole Gospel? (no. 2761). Catholics pray the Lord's Prayer whenever they worship at Mass and say the Rosary, and other Christians pray it frequently as well. Join Scott Hahn (accompanied by St. Cyprian, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Augustine) as he unlocks the riches of the Lord's Prayer.

Author : Saint Thomas More
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0933932669

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The Sadness of Christ by Saint Thomas More Pdf

This book was the last that St. Thomas More wrote in the Tower of London before he was executed for standing firm in his Catholic faith. In it, he explores the Gospel passages that depict the agony of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane. He depicts Christ as a model of virtue in the face of suffering and persecution. And along the way, he includes valuable and eternally relevant reflections on prayer, courage, friendship, statesmanship, and more. Here is an excellent resource for Lent or anytime!

Author : John Guy
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780281076185

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Thomas More by John Guy Pdf

Part One: The History (What do we know?) This brief historical introduction to Thomas More explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received. What was his impact on the world at the time and what were the key ideas and values connected with him? Part Two: The Legacy (Why does it matter?) This second part explores the intellectual and cultural ‘afterlife’ of Thomas More, and considers the ways in which his impact has lasted and been developed in different contexts by later generations. Why is he still considered important today? In what ways is his legacy contested or resisted? And what aspects of his legacy are likely to continue to influence the world in the future?

Author : William Roper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Christian saints
ISBN : OXFORD:300150148

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The Life of Sir Thomas More by William Roper Pdf

Author : Robert Barron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 1943243867

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The Word on Fire Bible by Robert Barron Pdf

The Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the book of Revelation are accompanied by select commentaries from the Church Fathers, more recent saints and spiritual masters, and Bishop Robert Barron. Includes artworks inspired by or illuminating Scripture passages with essays by Michael Stevens and others.

Author : Peter Berglar
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594171383

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Thomas More by Peter Berglar Pdf

This book explores the conscience and motivation of one of the most admired persons in history: St. Thomas More. Most people know that Thomas More wrote a book called Utopia about a perfect society and got his head chopped off by King Henry VIII. But there was much more to the man. More not only occupied England’s most powerful position under the king as Lord Chancellor, but was also a devoted family man, a Renaissance figure of renown throughout Europe, and the author of works of apologetics as well as poetry, fiction and plays. Even while awaiting execution in the Tower of London, his multi-volume "Tower writings" poured out, evidence of his deep faith and life of prayer. In Gulliver’s Travels, Protestant author Jonathan Swift named More among the six greatest defenders of liberty of all time, “to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh.” Erasmus praised him as one “born, created for friendship.” After his death, a popular tune sang the praises of his “gentle heart”: When More some time had Chancellor been, No more suits did remain; The like will never more be seen Till More be there again. Peter Berglar, who has written ten biographies including one of St. Peter, and one of the earliest studies of Opus Dei and its founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá, deals in this new translation of the original German with the ultimate question: for what is life not worth living? When must it be purchased at a price that could devalue and perhaps destroy it? “It has been repeated in every generation. There will never be a lack of idols and dictators who demand this sacrifice.”

Author : James Monti
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0898706254

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The King's Good Servant But God's First by James Monti Pdf

St. Thomas More is widely recognized as the good-humored Renaissance humanist scholar who wrote Utopia and two decades later died a martyr's death in defense of papal primacy. Yet More's sacrifice of his life was but the culminating act of a lifelong dedication to his faith. This work seeks to provide a new portrait of Thomas More by engaging upon a comprehensive exploration of More's books and letters, a veritable library of Catholic spirituality and Church doctrine. All of More's spiritual works are examined in detail, revealing the inner life of a saint sustained by an undying love for the Eucharist and molded by an ever-deepening reflection upon the Passion of Christ, climaxing in one of the most profound meditations upon the Agony in the Garden ever written. The correspondence of More during his imprisonment receives particular attention, an eloquent testament to the depth of More's love for his family and friends. In addition to Thomas More's writing, the testimony of early biographies of the saint together with the recent finding of Tudor and Reformation era scholars are utilized to reconstruct the events of More's life and execution. Subjects explored include More's devotion to his family, the roots of his spirituality and intellectual formation, his participation in the Renaissance movement of Christian humanist scholarship, and the state of the pre-Reformation Church. The King's Good Servant but God's First is a meticulously documented work with over 1,400 footnotes that makes considerable use of recent research regarding the life, writings and times of Saint Thomas More. Hence this book was also written to provide Morean and Reformation scholars with a new synthesis based upon these materials. "This book is an eye-opener. Monti, a very skilled research writer, provides a unique, very readable book on St. Thomas More that gives new insights on this most powerful figure in the Catholic resistance in England." �Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. "A thoroughly excellent work. More has many poignant things to say to us in our day." �Fr. George Rutler James Monti is an author, writer and historian who has contributed numerous articles to Catholic publications. His other books include The Week of Salvation and In the Presence of Our Lord. The new work on St. Thomas More is the result of five years of research.

Author : John Fisher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1544759223

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Defence of the Catholic Priesthood by John Fisher Pdf

St. John Fisher is perhaps the forgotten saint. While his times are remembered, he is not. The 20th century saw a rebirth in interest in Fisher, the only Bishops to not bend the knee to Henry VIII. His work, the Defence of the Priesthood, was written in refutation of Martin Luther's work "On the Abolition of Private Mass." It relies principally on the witness of the New Testament, then the Church Fathers to prove with certainty that the Catholic priesthood was introduced by Jesus Christ. Luther regularly responded to anyone who criticized him with abuse, but to Fisher he never made any response, not only because the treatise was unanswerable, but also because Fisher was the holiest Bishop in Christendom . This treatise, being thoroughly grounded in Holy Scripture, reveals Fisher as the true witness to the Gospel.

Author : Saint John Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 089870622X

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Exposition of the Seven Penitential Psalms by Saint John Fisher Pdf

In addition to Fisher's commentaries, this book includes an introduction to Fisher's life and writings by the translator, Anne Barbeau Gardiner.

Author : Brendan Bradshaw,Eamon Duffy
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521340349

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Humanism, Reform and the Reformation by Brendan Bradshaw,Eamon Duffy Pdf

This book assembles ten special studies, each devoted to an aspect of Fisher's multifaceted career or to exploring the intellectual and religious outlook of someone who was at the same time a moderniser, a reformer and an opponent of the Reformation. John Fisher's career provides an illuminating perspective on English religious and intellectual history in a crucial phase of development. As a churchman he became the foremost preacher in England, issuing a call to ecclesiastical reform and personal repentance that echoed the call of Savonarola at Florence. At the same time he provides an early example of the pastoral bishop that was to become the ideal of both the Reformation and the Counter Reformation. Finally in the crisis that paved the way for the English Reformation, he became the leading defender of Queen Catherine against the divorce suit of Henry VIII. He was among the small band who were executed in 1535 as conscientious objectors to the oaths of Succession and Royal Ecclesiastical Supremacy. He has been venerated as a Catholic martyr ever since.

Author : E E Reynolds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1953746454

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St. Thomas More by E E Reynolds Pdf

St. Thomas More, by E.E. Reynolds, is a complete life of the saint based on primary source accounts, state papers and contemporary registers. Reynolds leaves no written source uncovered in drawing together for us the man who became one of the most famous men not only in England, but even in Europe, who gave his life for the rights of the Church over the tyranny of the state. Reynolds traces More's life and environs, as well as More's writings and poetry, to bring out the man and the hour in which he lived. There are lengthy studies of Richard III, Utopia, and The Dialogues which More wrote against heretics. Lastly, he concludes with a penetrating legal analysis of the reasons which brought More to the Tower and to beheading. Throughout there are many crucial and important direct quotes from letters, speeches and of course, the words of More related by early authorities in court and at his trial. Thereby we see the warm relationship between More and great scholars like Colet and Erasmus, as well as his close relationship with his daughter Margaret (Meg), and his great strides to provide her an education which she took up brilliantly. This makes More come to life as a real person, with wit and joy and above all passion, not the plaster saint of a second nocturne variety. There is a reason why More is one of the few and best known laymen to be canonized and remembered through the ages. "Thomas More is more important at this moment than at any moment since his death, even perhaps the great moment of his dying; but he is not quite as important as he will be in about a hundred years' time. He may come to be counted the greatest Englishman, or at least the greatest historical character in English history."