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Here is an article I wrote some time ago about the hand of St Etheldreda.<\/div>\n

Cardinal Newman wrote, \u201cto be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.\u201d If you live in England, as we do, it is almost impossible not to be deep in history. So, for instance, when I go to the bank in our local town I walk past a building with a plaque on the outside wall. The plaque tells me that King Alfred the Great had a hunting lodge stood on that site. Across the road stands a Tudor town hall and a medieval parish church. The evidence of ecclesiastical history is abundant and vivid here. When you look at local maps you find the countryside is dotted with the ruins of old convents and monasteries. Everywhere \u201cthe bare ruined choirs\u201d stand as a stark testimony to the ravages of the Reformation. <\/span>Read the rest here\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"