The Pearl of Great Price

Send us Fan Mail The discovery of a fascinating ancient stone in the Jordan has given us a fascinating peak into the world of the Tribe of Israel during its Exodus from Egypt

Send us Fan Mail Warner Brothers most financially successful film the Exorcist was written by a student of Georgetown University, William Peter Blatty. Based on a true story of a Jesuit directed exorcism in St Louis, it provoked a remarkable reaction from audiences 

Send us Fan Mail We look at the site of Megiddo, why it was strategically fought over for centuries,  and what archaeologists have found there.  In Greek it is known as Armageddon. 

Send us Fan Mail We look at the audacious 'Operation Baptism' which had the blessing of Pope Pius XII. Hundreds of Jews where rescued from Hungary and the Nazis by issuing them with false baptism certificates. 

Send us Fan Mail Cologne Cathedral is the largest twin spired Church in the world. Germanys most visited landmark it was regarded as a project to symbolize German nationhood.  It houses the relics of the three Kings or Magi who visited the infant Christ. 

Send us Fan Mail Time Le Hayes Left Behind series sold 70 million copies, and is based on a literal interpretation of the Book of Revelation.  We look at different schools of eschatology - what will happen at the end of time 

Send us Fan Mail The story of Christina Von Stommeln, the rise of the Beguines and the Bollandists 

Send us Fan Mail Fr Benito Vines saved many lives after learning how to recognise and forecast hurricanes.  Teaching in the Jesuit College of Belen in Havana, two generations later they were to have an alumnus who would change the course of Cuban history - Fidel Castro

Send us Fan Mail The Apostle to the Apostles, we look at how our understanding of her has changed, and why has she captured the imagination so much. Pope Francis has raised her status to a major feast to be celebrated today

Send us Fan Mail The humble scientist, a Brazilian Cosmologist who see wonder and curiosity driving our unique minds forward, possibly towards God. Winner of the Templeton Prize and a believer in human-centricism replacing Copernicus' helio-centricism 

Send us Fan Mail We look at the famous first moon landing, and how Aldrin chose to mark it privately by taking communion.  Why did it remain private and what happened previously in Apollo 8 that made Nasa skittish about religion 

Send us Fan Mail Today we remember how the Great Fire of Rome started near the Circus Maximus destroying most of the city.  The fire spread with the help of groups who later claimed to be acting under orders. Nero blamed the Christians and unleashed a persecution that killed Peter & Paul 

Send us Fan Mail Birmingham City was founded in 1875 by 6 choirboys from Holy Trinity Church - this is their story and that of their popular vicar who ended up in jail

Send us Fan Mail Today we look at how an influential Manchu bannerman converted to Christianity after his fiancé was  cared for in a hospital by the Sisters of Mercy. Ying Lianzhi founded a university and the oldest Chinese Newspaper, after reading the writings of Matteo Ricci. 

Send us Fan Mail Innocent III was one of the most consequential popes of medieval times. Not frightened to use papal hard power, he also left a surprising legacy of reform

Send us Fan Mail The life of an incredible woman - Anne-Marie Javouhey - founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny.  Freer of Slaves and nicknamed the Velvet Brick 

Send us Fan Mail St Marks Basilica saw its bell tower collapse on July 14 1902.  We tell the story of Venice, its cultural importance and the story of the campanile 

Send us Fan Mail We look at the life of C S Lewis and his relationship with J R R Tolkien and Joy Davidman, his wife who died today 

Send us Fan Mail Today the Roman Emperor Titus attacked the walls of Jerusalem in A.D 70.  It would lead to the massacre of many and the destruction of the magnificent Temple. This has had a huge impact on Christian scripture as well as a devastating impact on Judaism

Send us Fan Mail The Scottish Missionary Eric Liddell won the Olympic 400-meter race in Paris after he had rejected an opportunity to run in the 100 meter race because its heats were on a Sunday. It happened today and this is his story

Send us Fan Mail Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman also known as l'Éminence rouge , or "the Red Eminence" and became very powerful under Louis III. This is the story of the prestigious French Academy and its 40 immortals 

Send us Fan Mail Today we look at the life and thought of Mircea Eliade  a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. His work on the Eternal Return and also on the Terror of History as an explanation for secular man's anxieties was ground-breaking and innovative 

Send us Fan Mail Thomas Cook - a committed Baptist and fierce promoter of the Temperance movement in industrial Britain ended up being a pioneer of the travel industry. 

Send us Fan Mail One of the most powerful woman in the Ancient World - Pulcheria was a Eastern Roman empress who advised her brother emperor Theodosius II  and then became wife to emperor Marcian.  Her influence of Christian dogma is huge and she convened some of the most significant Church Councils 

Send us Fan Mail For more than 500 years, Europeans believed a Christian king ruled over a vast empire somewhere in the wilds of Africa, India or the Far East. The mysterious king claimed to serve as “supreme ruler of the three Indies” and all its 72 kingdoms. He described his realm as a utopia rich in gold, filled with milk and honey and populated by exotic races of giants and horned men.