--- title: Essays – Church Life Journal | Saturdays with the Saints description: Saturdays with the Saints | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ESSAYS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ORegan-1-e1455065627574.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/02/10/thomas-more-saint-in-a-time-of-political-and-cultural-crisis) ## [Thomas More: Saint in a Time of Political and Cultural Crisis](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/02/10/thomas-more-saint-in-a-time-of-political-and-cultural-crisis) Published by [Cyril O’Regan](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/author/cyril-oregan) Saints are lights; lights flash and flare, sometimes in their own time, and sometimes later as what was hidden comes to the light. The acceptance of this light is no more automatic than the acceptance of the most effulgent light of all, the Light of light who came into the world and shone in the darkness. When John says in the fourth Gospel that “the world knew him not” (Jn 1:10), he doesn’t mean ... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [February 10, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/02/10/thomas-more-saint-in-a-time-of-political-and-cultural-crisis) [Theology](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/theology) / [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/essays) / [4.1](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/4-1) / [cyriloregan](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/cyriloregan) / [Saturdays with the Saints](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/saturdays-with-the-saints) / [Thomas More](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/thomas-more) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fsaturdays-with-the-saints%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fsaturdays-with-the-saints%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fsaturdays-with-the-saints%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fsaturdays-with-the-saints%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Essays%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20Saturdays%20with%20the%20Saints) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fsaturdays-with-the-saints%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fessays%2Ftopic%2Fsaturdays-with-the-saints%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Essays (36)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/essays) - [Culture (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/culture) - [Theology (10)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/theology) - [Practice (9)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/practice) - [Archive (8)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/archive) - [Pope Francis (8)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/topic/pope-francis) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life