Over in Lent Madness, an interesting concept - a match-up between two great saints of the church, and the chance to pick your favourite.
You may think it's a bit of a laugh, or a bit disrespectful (there's not really any wrestling involved). But it does give you the chance to compare two religious greats - in this case Ephrem of Edessa and Thomas Cranmer. A noted ascetic versus a man of power and influence.
The English Reformation was not tidy nor clear. It was often not even about doctrine. You may loathe Henry VIII, and with good reason. But Thomas Cranmer wrote sublime English, and made good his confession at the last.
Ephrem was likewise a man whose writing the Spirit moved and, in his own way, a martyr.
I'm a martyr to this bloody back pain. Do you think they'll beatify me?
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