About this episode

Fr. Chris Alar discusses the lives and sacrifices of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher in the context of defending the Faith against historical challenges.

St.Thomas More and St. John Fisher are names we recognize but do we fully understand what they did and how we are still doing what they stood against? How did Henry VIII and Bloody Mary affect the course of history? As they both showed, defending the Faith and the gifts God gives us, such as marriage and the Church, is something worth dying for. Hear Fr. Chris Alar tell their amazing story.

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Chris Alar

Topics covered

• faith
• history
• martyrdom
• religious freedom
• Christianity

Keywords

• St. Thomas More
• St. John Fisher
• Henry VIII
• Bloody Mary
• religious freedom
• Christian martyrdom
• Catholic history

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