And at last...

...I had time to watch the latest excellent DVD from Mary's Dowry Productions. It's a life of St Edmund Campion and it's very good. Would work very well for a school group, or a Confirmation class. Order it from the link given. It explains the background and sets the scene well for the life of this extraordinarily heroic saint, and shows the tragedy of what took place in Elizabethan England - the horror and the heroism. This man should have been a leading public figure in the life of the nation, instead of a fugitive ministering where he could...the most glittering light of his generation at Oxford, a man of generosity, great intellect, humour, and charm as well as energy and courage. The scenes of the English countryside, coast etc, are an effective backdrop for the story, and convey an evocative message...