(1469-1535 and 1478-1535) Both Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More opposed King Henry VIII in regard to his divorce and split with the Catholic Church. Fisher was Bishop of Rochester, England, and Henry’s tutor. More was his Chancellor. Both were excellent speakers and writers, and both were imprisoned in the Tower of London and martyred for refusing to bend to heresy.

Consider the following in light of recovery principles:

“Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest. Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it. Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil, but rather finds the means to put things back in their place. Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumblings, sighs and laments, nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called ‘I’. Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humor. Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke to discover in life a bit of joy, and to be able to share it with others. Amen” (Saint Thomas More).

Reflection by Brad Farmer