https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2013/08/thought-for-day.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Thought for the day
Today is the feast of St Cajetan, 1480-1547, the founder of the Theatine Order - one of whose founding members went on to become Pope Paul...
once i was a clever boyfor thethoughtday
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/05/st-dunstan.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Dunstan
Today is the feast of that great tenth century Englishman Saint Dunstan (909-988) - Abbot of Glastonbury and Archbishop of Canterbury. Here...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-medieval-coin-brooch-from-norfolk.html?showComment=1723805189815
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A medieval coin brooch from Norfolk
Whilst we, at least in spirit, in East Anglia, and more especially medieval East Anglia, it is a suitable coincidence to share an article fr...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/01/ford-lectures-2011.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Ford Lectures 2011
The Ford Lectures are the most prestigious series of lectures deliverd in History before the Unversity of Oxford. They are given annually o...
once i was a clever boythe fordlectures
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2014/12/o-clavis-david.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: O Clavis David
O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel: qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis, et nemo aperit: veni, et exuc vinctum de domo carceris, ...
once i was a clever boyclavisdavid
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/06/feast-of-dedication-of-birmingham.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Feast of Dedication of Birmingham Cathedral
Today is the feast of dedication of St Chad's Metropolitan Cathedral in Birmingham. Built in 1839-41 by A.W.N. Pugin, whose bicentenary i...
once i was a clever boyfeast of dedication
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/10/well-said-sire.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Well said, Sire!
A friend sent me this cartoon - 'nough said!
once i was a clever boywell saidsire
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/11/commemorating-queen-eleanor-of-castile.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Commemorating Queen Eleanor of Castile
Today is the 725th anniversary of the death in 1290 at Harby on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire of Queen Eleanor of Casti...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/st-philips-day.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Philip's Day
Today is St Philip's Day, an occasion to give thanks for the life and inspiration of St Philip Neri, and also for his continuing intercessio...
once i was a clever boystphilipday
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/today-is-feast-of-st-bernardine-or.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Bernardine
Today is the feast of St Bernardine (or Bernardino) of Siena (1380-1444), the Franciscan preacher who promoted devotion to the Holy Name of ...
once i was a clever boyst
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2022/11/rare-and-remarkable-elizabethan-costume.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Rare and remarkable Elizabethan costume survivals
Unlike ecclesiastical vestments or textiles virtually nothing survives in this country of secular clothing from the medieval or early modern...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/02/supporting-st-christopher-at-salisbury.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Supporting St Christopher at Salisbury
Amongst the treasures of the Museum in Salisbury are the guild parade figures of St - or Sir - Christopher and his horse Hob Nob. Survivors ...
once i was a clever boyst christopher
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/08/recommended-reading.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Recommended reading
Fr Blake in his blog has two good pieces which I think are worth sharing with others - not, mind you, that his blog is not always worth read...
once i was a clever boyrecommendedreading
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/06/quiet-weekend-of-piety.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A quiet weekend of piety
Having celebrated Corpus Christi in the Extraordinary Form on its traditional day last Thursday the Clever Boy was able to continue celebrat...
once i was a clever boyquietweekendpiety
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/11/good-queen-mary.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Good Queen Mary
Amongst my birthday presents was a signed copy from the author, my friend John Edwards, of Mary I: England's Catholic Queen , the latest in ...
once i was a clever boygoodqueenmary
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/02/strange-thoughts-about-newman.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Strange thoughts about Newman
I recently read a study of Newman by Msgr Roderick Strange, a former Catholic Chaplain to the University of Oxford and now Rector of the ...
once i was a clever boystrange thoughtsnewman
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/05/marian-pilgrimage-our-lady-of-poulton.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Poulton
This relatively little known shrines appears to have been the resort of travellers before or after crossing the sea at Dover. It was situate...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-election-ruminations.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Post-election ruminations
I am minded, at least for the moment, not to become yet another instant expert on election analysis, PR in its numerous forms or historic pr...
once i was a clever boypost electionruminations
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2022/11/jeffrey-hudson.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Jeffrey Hudson
BBC News has a report about the sale at auction of what it describes as the trousers - I would have thought breeches would be more accurate...
once i was a clever boyjeffreyhudson
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2017/04/medieval-cuisine.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Medieval Cuisine
I found the following post on the interactive Quora website a while back and thought it worth copying as it might interest readers. It is ...
once i was a clever boymedievalcuisine
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/02/recreating-face-of-dante.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Recreating the face of Dante
The Mail Online website has an article about a new reconstruction that has been made of the face of Dante. It is based on details of his sk...
once i was a clever boythe face
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/04/catechesis-in-welsh.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Catechesis in Welsh
My friend Rhidian Jones, as his name suggests, is Welsh, and a Welsh speaker.* Like me he is a convert to Catholicism and now based in Oxfor...
once i was a clever boycatechesiswelsh
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/11/iraqi-christians-in-need.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Iraqi Christians In Need
Last Thursday evening I attended an organ recital at the Oxford Oratory given by Carl Bahoshy in aid of the charity Iraqi Christians in N...
once i was a clever boyiraqichristiansneed
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2013/08/st-oswald-king-and-martyr.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Oswald King and Martyr
Today is the feast of St Oswald, King of Northumbria. I wrote about him two years ago in my post St Oswald . This year to mark the da...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-battle-of-lepanto.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Battle of Lepanto
Today is the Feast of the Holy Rosary, being therefore the 450th anniversary of the battle of Lepanto in 1571. It seemed very appropriate to...
once i was a clever boythe battlelepanto
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/11/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: November 2024
once i was a clever boynovember
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2023/03/eighteen-years-on-coming-of-age.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Eighteen years on - a coming of age?
Today is the eighteenth anniversary of my reception as a Catholic at the Oxford Oratory - so in modern, secular terms maybe I have come of a...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/06/st-aloysius-gonzaga.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Aloysius Gonzaga
Today, being the feast of St Aloysius Gonzaga, is the patronal festival for the Oxford Oratory parish. St Aloysius as a boy Image: B...
once i was a clever boystaloysiusgonzaga
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2023/05/three-hanoverian-coronations.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Three Hanoverian Coronations
The History of Parliament blog has had three posts about the coronations of the first three Georges which indicate the often confused or ch...
once i was a clever boythreehanoveriancoronations
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/04/patronage-of-st-philip.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Patronage of St Philip
Today is the Oratorian Feast of the Patronage of St Philip. Here in Oxford this will be marked by Benediction after this evening's Mass at t...
once i was a clever boypatronagestphilip
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/03/medieval-lenten-and-easter-cookery.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Medieval Lenten and Easter cookery
As Lent comes to an end and with Easter in sight various online links to seasonal cookery have caught my attention. The Medieval Manuscrip...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2020/06/even-more-ridiculous.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Even more ridiculous
The urge to graffiti or damage statues of those perceived to be racist by modern standards whenever they actually lived seems to becoming a...
once i was a clever boyeven moreridiculous
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/ciel-at-london-oratory.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: CIEL at the London Oratory
I more or less managed to fulfill my plan to combine celebrating Oakapple Day, the 350th anniversary of the Restoration, with attending the ...
once i was a clever boyat the
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/01/onychomancy.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Onychomancy
A discussion on the Medieval Religion discussion group led to a posting from John Shinners about divination by fingerrnails onychomancy). Ne...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/08/white-horse-country.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: White Horse country
Last Thursday I travelled out to west Berkshire* into the Vale of the White Horse for lunch with two newly-made friends - I had the priv...
once i was a clever boywhite horsecountry
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/11/king-pedro-v-beloved.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: King Pedro V, the Beloved
Today is 150th anniversary of the death of King Pedro V of Portugal in 1861. He died of cholera at the age of only 24, and his death was ...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-possibilities-for-peace-in-1914.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The possibilities for peace in 1914
I saw that the BBC website has an interesting piece of informed speculation on what might have happened in the summer of 1914 had events t...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: July 2016
once i was a clever boyjuly
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/05/marian-pilgrimage-our-lady-of-chester.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Chester
Remaining on the western side of the Pennines the Pilgrimage now moves to Cheshire and to what was the abbey of St Werbergh, and, since 1541...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-french-succession.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The French Succession
Two friends drew my attention to report in The Daily Telegraph about dissension between the Orleanist claimant to the French throne, the...
once i was a clever boythe frenchsuccession
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/12/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: December 2015
once i was a clever boydecember
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/10/fountains-abbey-leather.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Fountains Abbey Leather
There have been two online reports about the latest archaeological discovery at Fountains Abbey, which is the identification of a sizeable t...
once i was a clever boyfountains abbeyleather
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/05/pope-leo-xiv.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Pope Leo XIV
Together with many other people, I was not expecting the election of a new Pope yesterday on only the fourth ballot in the Conclave. I was c...
once i was a clever boypope leoxiv
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/03/order-of-st-patrick.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Order of St Patrick
Today being St Patrick's Day it seems very appropriate to write something about the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick which was inaugurat...
once i was a clever boythe order
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-medieval-coin-brooch-from-norfolk.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A medieval coin brooch from Norfolk
Whilst we, at least in spirit, in East Anglia, and more especially medieval East Anglia, it is a suitable coincidence to share an article fr...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/06/kaiser-wilhelm-ii.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Eighty years ago today Kaiser Wilhelm II died in exile at Doorn in the Netherlands. Emperor Wilhelm II image: Amazon I recently saw a commen...
once i was a clever boykaiser wilhelmii
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/01/prayer-for-king-of-france.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Prayer for the King of France
A friend has sent me the text of the following prayer - I have revised the English translation into "English" English from its previous Am...
once i was a clever boyfor the king
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2017/07/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: July 2017
once i was a clever boyjuly
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2023/12/renovating-and-investigating-scottish.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Renovating and investigating the Scottish Crown
Following their appearance at the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles in Edinburgh the Crown of Scotland and the other regalia has ...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/04/san-clemente-in-rome.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: San Clemente in Rome
There is a very interesting article on the New Liturgical Movement about the church of San Clemente in Rome by Dino Marcantonio which explai...
once i was a clever boysan clementerome
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/08/relics-of-st-lawrence.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Relics of St Lawrence
Today is the feast of St Lawrence, arguably the greatest martyr of the Roman church after SS Peter and Paul. Tradition asserts that he died...
once i was a clever boyrelicsstlawrence
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/08/st-louis-in-medieval-art.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Louis in medieval art
To mark the feast day of St Louis on August 25th John Dillon posted the following images of the Saint-King, who ruled France from 1226 unti...
once i was a clever boyst louis
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2022/05/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: May 2022
once i was a clever boymay
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/06/marlowes-edward-ii.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marlowe's "Edward II"
Last night I went to see the Corpus Christi Owlets' production of Marlowe's "Edward II" in the fine auditorium which has been constructed i...
once i was a clever boymarloweedwardii
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/10/rosary-crusade-october-13th.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Rosary Crusade - October 13th
On October 13th there will be the annual Rosary Crusade of Reparation from Westminster Cathedral to the Brompton Oratory. It is not on...
once i was a clever boyrosarycrusadeoctober
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/12/vandalism-at-salisbury-cathedral.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Vandalism at Salisbury Cathedral
Were today not Sunday it would be the feast of St Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, who died in 1099, but was only canonised in 1457 - the last ...
once i was a clever boyvandalismsalisburycathedral
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/11/st-cecilias-day.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Cecilia's Day
Although St Cecilia is the patron of musicians this post is not about music. As someone with no musical skill - once eloquently addressed by...
once i was a clever boyst ceciliaday
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/10/lancelot-in-silesia.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Lancelot in Silesia
A while ago I came upon an article on Medievalists.net about a series of early fourteenth century wall paintings depicting the story of Sir...
once i was a clever boylancelotsilesia
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2010/05/restoration.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Restoration
Saturday May 29th is, of course, the 350th anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy when King Charles II entered London, in the twelf...
once i was a clever boyrestoration
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/10/boethius-1500.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Boethius 1500
Today is believed to be the 1500th anniversary of the violent death of Boethius, on the orders of the Ostrogothic King Theodoric. Boethius l...
once i was a clever boyboethius
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/07/books-on-st-margaret-clitherow.html?showComment=1309808021361
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Books on St Margaret Clitherow
Amongst the books I am currently reading is Saint Margaret Clitherow by Katharine Longley, which was published in 1986, and is a readable a...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-pope-and-tango.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Pope and the Tango
Last night on the BBC Radio 4 news and in various newspapers today reports of the mass tango in St Peter's Square to mark the Pope 's 78th b...
once i was a clever boythe popetango
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/07/st-wilfrids-cantley.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Wilfrid's Cantley
The New Liturgical Movement has a post about Sir Ninian Comper and St Wilfrid's, Cantley, South Yorkshire , which is well worth looking at....
once i was a clever boystwilfridcantley
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/08/st-dominic-in-art-and-faith.html?showComment=1314931734829&m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Dominic in art and faith
Today is the feast of St Dominic, who died in 1221 and was canonized in 1234. His shrine tomb is in Bologna, and there is an article abou...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/02/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: February 2016
once i was a clever boyfebruary
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/08/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: August 2015
once i was a clever boyaugust
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/07/otto-of-austria-1912-2011.html?showComment=1448511058993
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Otto of Austria 1912-2011
The death yesterday of Otto of Austria at the age of 98 is the breaking of a precious living link to the past. Otto of Austria in 2004 He wa...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/12/o-antiphons.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: O Antiphons
Some years ago on the Medieval Religion discussion group there were a series of posts on the Great Os - the antiphons to the Magnificat ...
once i was a clever boyantiphons
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/06/requiem-at-eynsham.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Requiem at Eynsham
As events have turned out I was able today to attend the requiem at Eynsham I posted about in Pontifical Requiem Mass at Eynsham next Satur...
once i was a clever boyrequiemeynsham
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2026/01/?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: January 2026
once i was a clever boyjanuary
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/07/celebrating-st-mary-magdalen.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Celebrating St Mary Magdalen
On Friday I travelled down to Brighton for an overnight visit having been invited to the patronal feast of St Mary Magdalen parish and whi...
once i was a clever boyst marycelebratingmagdalen
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2016/01/
Once I Was A Clever Boy: January 2016
once i was a clever boyjanuary
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-assumption-of-blessed-virgin-mary.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
John Dillon has posted on the medieval-religion discussion group the following, which I have very slightly edited and adapted: Today, Aug...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/10/battle-of-milvian-bridge.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Today is the 1700th anniversary of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, one of the key events in the process whereby the Emperor Constantine...
once i was a clever boyof the
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/01/archbishop-william-laud.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Archbishop William Laud
Archbishop Laud by Sir Anthony van Dyke Image from Mercurius Politicus blog Archbishop William Laud was judicially murderd by the Long Parl...
once i was a clever boyarchbishopwilliamlaud
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/02/english-medieval-wall-paintings.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: English Medieval Wall Paintings
The mention of English medieval wall paintings probably makes most people think of those which once ornamented churvhes either with religiou...
once i was a clever boyenglishmedievalwallpaintings
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-singular-example-of-wokery.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: A singular example of wokery
The other day Life Site News website carried a report of a wondrous example of contemporary wokery in respect of infanticide and attitudes ...
once i was a clever boyexample ofsingularwokery
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/05/marian-pilgrimage-our-lady-of-ely.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Ely
The next station on the Pilgrimage is Ely Cathedral and the statue of Our Lady. Before the great Benedictine abbey became home to a new dio...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-last-speech-of-king-charles-i.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Last Speech of King Charles I
Today is the anniversary of the beheading of King Charles I in 1649. King Charles I A portrait from the time of his trial Image: English...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/12/st-edmund-campion.html?showComment=1322747300240
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Edmund Campion
Today is the feast of St Edmund Campion and his companions, St Alexander Bryant and St Ralph Sherwin, who were martyred with him on this day...
once i was a clever boyst edmundcampion
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2023/08/celebrating-st-lawrence.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Celebrating St Lawrence
The mark the feast day of St Lawrence the New Liturgical Movement has a post about how his feast is celebrated by various Western liturgica...
once i was a clever boycelebratingstlawrence
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2015/08/spanish-invasion-of-cornwall-in-1595.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Spanish Invasion of Cornwall in 1595
Last year Fr Hunwicke had post about the Spanish invasion of west Cornwall 420 years ago on this day in 1595 at A Great Anniversay for Cor...
once i was a clever boy
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2024/10/st-wilfrid.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Wilfrid
Today is the Feast of St Wilfrid, the great Northumbrian born seventh and early eighth century Bishop of York, and then of Hexham, founder o...
once i was a clever boystwilfrid
https://rajeev2004.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-bobby-jindal-converted-clever-boy.html
Shadow Warrior: why bobby jindal converted (clever boy, he is!)
oct 23rd, 2007 first, a masterpiece of political writing by jindal! he is a clever boy, after all, rhodes scholar and what not. see how he c...
shadow warriorbobby jindalclever boyconverted
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/07/emperor-pedro-ii-of-brazil.html?m=1
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Emperor Pedro II of Brazil
Today is the 170th anniversary of the coronation of the fifteen year old Emperor Pedro II of Brazil on 18 July 1841, and the first use of th...
once i was a clever boypedro ii
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/05/st-pancras.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Pancras
Today is the feast of, amongst others, St Pancras. Of course to most people in Britain St Pancras means a great Victorian railway station - ...
once i was a clever boystpancras
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/03/maniples.html?showComment=1301583376563
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Maniples
I see that maniples are making news on the blogs - when are they not I am tempted to say. Fr Blake writes about the latest discussion, with ...
once i was a clever boymaniples
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/02/heraldry-for-ordinariates.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Heraldry for the Ordinariates
In a recent post on The Anglo Catholic Matthew Alderman explores the possibilities for heraldry within the prospective Ordinariates - I use...
once i was a clever boyfor theheraldry
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2011/02/counsels-opinion.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: Counsel's Opinion
The Last Knight is a barrister with a blog, The Noise of the Crusade , and he has given his online opinion on the case of Hall and Preddy v....
once i was a clever boycounselopinion
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2012/01/baptism-of-our-lord.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The Baptism of Our Lord
The Baptism of Christ Piero della Francesca Image: The National Gallery Prior to 1955 today was celebrated as the Octave Day of the Epiphany...
once i was a clever boythe baptism
https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-martyred-abbot-of-glastonbury.html?m=0
Once I Was A Clever Boy: The martyred Abbot of Glastonbury
Yesterday was the anniversary of the martyrdom of the last Abbot of Glastonbury, Richard Whiting O.S.B. together with two of his monks in 15...
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https://onceiwasacleverboy.blogspot.com/2017/04/an-election-is-called.html
Once I Was A Clever Boy: An Election is Called
I was somewhat surprised to learn from my iPhone this morning that the Prime Minister has requested adissolution of Parliament and that the...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: St Helen
Today is the feast day of St Helen, the mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great , and the rediscoverer of the Holy Cross. There is an ...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: Men in mink
I spent part of the day as a steward at the exhibition of vestments and brass rubbings at the Oxford Oratory - which is on until Monday, a...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: A vacant throne?
A friend has pointed out to me this illustrated post from Andrew Cusack about recent changes to the what might be termed the seating arrange...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
This evening is the 125th anniversary of the death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The story of King Ludwig is well-enough known, but there is...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: The King of Romania at 90
Today is the ninetieth birthday of the King of Romania. King Michael I, King of the Romanians to give him the proper translation of his titl...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: Coronation Day
Today is the anniversary of the Coronation of The Queen in 1953. It is an occasion to give thanks both for the institution of Christian Mona...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: Blenheim Palace
This morning I led a small group from a summer school here in Oxford on a tour of Blenheim Palace. As it turned out today is the anniversar...
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Once I Was A Clever Boy: King Ludwig II revised
I have revised and extended my post of yesterday on the death of King Ludwig II, so if you have already read it you might like to look at it...
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