Father Paul Donison hosts an online service of evening prayer with an inspiring story from the life of a Christian saint, followed by a pastoral reflection.
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Father Paul tells the story of the Anglo-Saxons king who, after regaining control of England, secured peace and promoted reform, sparking an age of renewal in the English church and society.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a French priest who resisted the Nazi occupation in subtle ways by convincing his village to shelter Jewish refugees and saving over 3,500 people by the end of the war.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of two church leaders who were tried for heresy and killed, paving the way for the reformation of the Church of England.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a Spanish noblewoman whose zeal for the Lord led her to devote her life to prayer and the founding of dozens of reformed convents.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an Irish poet who used her lyrical writing to aid in the reformation of the Church of England in Ireland.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a prodigious linguist who used his skills to translate the Scriptures from their original Greek and Hebrew into vivid and memorable English prose.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an Italian man who renounced military glory and devoted his life to serving others—a most ordinary saint, empowered to impact his generation with the Gospel.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a man from England who, after being appointed chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, was able forge relationships between the Church of England and other protestant churches.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an ambitious man from London who, in the midst of financial and physical suffering, was led to Christ and devoted his life to ministry.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a bishop of Winchester whose leadership in the reformation of the Church of England led him to become one of the most important theologians in Anglican history.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a priest from Moscow whose monastic isolation led many others to live a life of solitude, forming forty monasteries across Russia.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a bishop who escaped imprisonment and death during the reign of Emperor Decius, whose people were ordered to offer sacrifices as a sign of loyalty to Rome.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a man from Philadelphia who, following the revolutionary war, ministered at a critical moment for the Anglican church.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an abolitionist from New York who, after facing discrimination and many barriers, embarked on a difficult journey to the priesthood.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a woman from England who used her skills in writing to join Wilberforce and Newton, working together for social reform.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a woman who lived her life dedicated to ministry, following the call of God into the slums, to serve the poorest of the poor.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the missionaries who sacrificed their lives for the gospel in Papua New Guinea.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an ordinary saint who became one of the greatest theologians in history all because his mother refused to stop praying.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a martyr from New Hampshire who, with a passion for justice and racial reconciliation, died defending the people he fought to protect.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an influential leader from France who devoted his life to discipleship after the death of his mother.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an Italian woman who, after hearing Saint Francis preach, dedicated herself to a life of prayer and care for the poor.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a priest and theologian whose poetic voice helped define Anglican worship in the seventeenth century.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a woman who dedicated her life to uniting and supporting mothers from all social classes, forming the Union of Mothers.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a priest who set himself to the task of defending Native Americans from Spanish violence and exploitation.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an Anglican priest, theologian, author, professor, and mentor who inspired the lives of so many.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an English parliamentarian who was called by God to abolish the slave trade.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a rector and reformer from Massachusetts who led the charge for revitalizing the vocational diaconate.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a German priest who spent 65 years in a monastic community where he wrote one of the most beloved devotionals, The Imitation of Christ.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a brilliant Turkish woman who, with a heart fixed on heaven, gave all she had to the poor and lived a life of service to others.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an Italian theologian and bishop who followed in the footsteps of Saint Francis and is honored for his charity and humility.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a Swedish archbishop who committed his life's work to building unity between different Christian traditions.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a fifth and sixth century abbot whose discipline, gentleness, and charity led to the Benedictine Rule, the cornerstone of western monasticism.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a nineteenth-century African-American woman whose faith in Christ led her to become a traveling evangelist, author, and an early voice for civil rights.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a Canadian evangelist whose revivals reached hundreds of thousands in a challenging political climate.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the two pillars of the church who found unity despite different viewpoints and who share a feast day in honor of their martyrdom.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a bishop and teacher of the fifth century who championed the truth of the incarnation in a time of great debate and confusion.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the first martyr of Britain, a former Roman soldier who sacrificed himself to spare the life of the priest who led him to Christ.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a nineteenth century African martyr, a lay minister who refused to flee intense persecution for the sake of the early South African church.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a wealthy man who forsook a life of quiet contemplation to heed the call to serve the early church and found one of the first ancient hospitals.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a twentieth century woman who, through her actions and writing, helped the American church turn their hearts to the poor.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the remarkable bishop of Lincoln.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a missionary to the Scots.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the martyrs of Uganda.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a man God used to start the longest running revival in history.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the first missionary Anglican bishop in America.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of the youngest person to be titled Doctor of the Church because of her complete commitment to love in every circumstance.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of one of the most influential pastors and martyrs of the twentieth century, who not only taught but knew personally the cost of discipleship.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a man devoted to the monastic way of life but was determined to live it out with others in community.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of early missionaries to Burma, who faced incredible hardship for the sake of the Gospel.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a cloistered woman whose visions, writings, and spiritual direction helped establish England's rich spiritual Christian tradition.بقلم The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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