John Fisher and Thomas More

Keeping Their Souls While Losing Their Heads

By: Robert J. Conrad Jr.

Narrated by: Robert J. Conrad Jr.

Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

In 1929, nearly 400 years after the deaths of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, G.K. Chesterton observed in words equally attributable to Fisher, “Blessed Thomas More is more important at this moment than at any moment since his death, even perhaps the great moment of his dying; but he is not quite so important as he will be in a hundred years.”

Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. anticipates Chesterton’s 100-year mark in a collection of stories from the lives of More and Fisher, demonstrating how their sanctity and integrity carried them and those who loved them through tumultuous and heart-wrenching times which, perhaps surprisingly, bear a striking resemblance to the present epoch.

At first blush, nothing could appear more different than the pre-industrial 16th century and the tech-centered modern era. But a closer examination presents a similar tale of political maneuvering and hostile hearings, legal corruption, viral pandemics, riots, suppression of speech, loss of religious liberty, and a profound indifference for truth. Judge Conrad effortlessly weaves together tales of both men and what made them who they were—family, faith, friendship, oaths, vocation, detachment, conscience—inviting those who strive for holiness down the same narrow path these two martyrs walked with a clarity founded upon the truth of Christ’s Church, and a wit that charmed even their persecutors.

Both these men refused to consent to the theological farce that would permit the king’s divorce and remarriage and drive a wedge into the unity of the Christian world, and both paid for their convictions with their lives. More died the king’s good servant and God’s first. Fisher approached his execution with joy befit for a wedding. And yet, both stand today, long after they are gone, as models of courage in a time when it is desperately needed.

Discover in this volume of powerful stories two saints whose lives could not be timelier for the present age.

©2021 Robert J. Conrad, Jr. (P)2022 TAN Books

Two amazing saints who are relevant to our times

More details about each of these great defenders of faith than I had had before. While the narrator is decent, there are a number of mispronounced words. Any chance to learn more of St. John Fisher (a courageous faithful bishop) and St. Thomas More (a courageous faithful member of the government) is encouraging that God can provide in the most unexpected places.

Truly inspiring work of these remarkable men.

Conrad brilliantly exposes Chesterton’s prophecy. These men’s lives and deaths are far more relevant today than they were in the 16th century. Whether you’re Catholic, Protestant, religious, agnostic or atheist, Conrad reveals just how much these two men will inspire all of us to be better people.

I find myself reviewing each chapter, meditating on what I’ve just read. Every chapter brings out the relevance of these two men in today’s world and frankly, in my own life. They were intellectual giants, successful by every measure. Yet they were and remain imminently approachable.

Let yourself be blessed and enriched by this wonderful book!