10. Thomas More A Man for Our Season - a podcast by James "Jake" Minick

Episode 10: Thomas More A Man for Our Season

 

In today’s episode we examine the life and heroic death of Thomas More and why his example is so necessary for lawyers in our times. To many, the martyrs, those who go willingly to their death for a matter of faith, must be clinically insane. Thomas More seemed to have it all: a wonderful and wealthy wife, beautiful children who he had close relationships with, money, political power, friends in high places, etc. Yet he gave it all up to go to prison and ultimately die by beheading. Why? Because the Truth was ultimately at the center of Thomas’ life. More died because he would not acknowledge Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England and Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn as sacramental valid. This stance was political suicide (and ultimately led to More’s actual physical death); for many this stance would seem insane for a man who had it all. But More, like all the martyrs, was one of the few people in his society that was seeing things clearly. More had his priorities straight.

 

Highlights:

• James discusses how we as defense attorneys claim the moral high ground and thereby change the public perception of the criminal defense bar
• Why we need lawyer heroes as examples in our quest for the moral high ground
• Discussion of why a man who had it all (Thomas More) would throw it all away over a seemingly insignificant political statement
• An examination of why your priorities matter and More as the living example of putting first things first
• A reading of the Prayer to St. Thomas More

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