St. Thomas More
Having lived five hundred years ago, this Saint may seem distant to our own troubles and difficulties. Nevertheless! with deeper reflection, it could be said that his fight to keep to his private conscience in opposition to state policy, is one we still face today.
Books
Four Last Things, by St. Thomas More
St. Thomas More
Life and Writings of Sir Thomas More
Rev. T. E. Bridgett, C.S.S.R.
Life of Sir Thomas More
William Roper
Sir Thomas More
Henri Bremond
Wisdom and Wit of Blessed Thomas More
Rev. T. E. Bridgett, C.S.S.R.
A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
St. Thomas More
Scripturally based words of encouragement in tribulation written by St. Thomas More during his persecution by King Henry VIII.
Snippets
Four Last Things, by St. Thomas More
p.41 Our Continual Dying, according to St. Thomas More
p.83 Examples of the blindness of covetousness
Life and Writings of Sir Thomas More
p.n21 Evolutions in languages can give a false sense of differentness in writers of previous ages
p.n22 St. Thomas More on writing trew Englyshe
p.274 St. Thomas More predicting the destruction of society when it rejects truth and morals
p.277 St. Thomas More foretelling the downfall of English Christendom
p.301 Since the Fathers of the Church admitted the Pope’s Supremacy, so can we, despite insults
Life of Sir Thomas More
p.n196 The last letter of St. Thomas More to his daughter the day before his martyrdom
p.74 St. Thomas More on his being imprisoned
p.81 St. Thomas More and his wife debating the necessity of his imprisonment
p.82 The accusing conversation of St. Thomas More by Richard Rich
p.85 The final accusation, defense, and condemnation of St. Thomas More
p.90 St. Thomas More’s thorough refutation of the Act of Supremacy
p.94 St. Thomas More forgives and prays for his persecutors
p.95 St. Thomas More’s farewell to his daughter after sentencing
p.98 The death of St. Thomas More
Wisdom and Wit of Blessed Thomas More
p.3 The religious fervor of young St. Thomas More
p.51 Patiently enduring Crosses while praying God remove them
A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
p.110 Biblical comfort during strong temptations
p.112 God protects those near him like a loving mother hen
p.171 How the Devil distracts in Darkness with Business of the Flesh
p.172 The middle of this maze of Business is Hell and many fall into it suddenly and unexpectedly