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 a fourth century young martyr whose courage inspired generations of women who followed after her.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a man who matched his immense education with even greater humility.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the true story of a bishop who inspired our Santa Claus legends.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a man who devoted his life to preaching the gospel in China and Japan and did so with gentle humility.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a man whose conversion and writings have impacted the English speaking world more than anyone in the last one hundred years.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a modern saint who was one of the first leaders in the fight against apartheid in South Africa.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a first century saint, whose writings were so inspired by the Holy Spirit that some thought they should have been included in the New Testament.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a young woman who was both royal and yet deeply humble in her devotion to Jesus.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of an eleventh century Scottish queen who built monasteries, daily fed the poor, and led a deep life of prayer.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a modern Archbishop of Canterbury who left a lasting impact on the Church and all of English society.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Fr. Paul tells the story of a pioneer in seminary education for African Americans, a bishop, a church planter, and the first black college president in American history.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of an English priest and theologian, whose controversial ministry allow Anglican churches today to display the Gospel through rich historic worship.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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Father Paul tells the story of a missionary who left England to pave the way of Christianity into Uganda, becoming the first Anglican Bishop of East Africa and dying a Martyr.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door 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.Door The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison
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