The Fifth Day of Christmas: Saint Thomas Becket

Happy fifth day of Christmas! Today the Church celebrates the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket. Even the White House has released a proclamation for the day. While the history is good, its conclusion – drawing a straight line from Becket to Magna Carta to the U.S. Constitution – is, to be polite, suspect. But that’s politics […]

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