443 comments on “Accepting Nominations!”

1. I second (or third or fourth...) the nomination of Julian of Norwich. I was powerfully reminded on her recent feast day that our remembrance that "all manner of things will be well" is a call to the Holy Spirit that never fails.

2. I submit these for a friend:

   Blessed Catherine McAuley (wild west hospital pioneer)
   St. Hildegund of Schonau (aka Br. Joseph)
   St. Drogo (patron of coffee)
   St. Anthony the Great (solitary)
   Bill W. (12-step)
   Albert Schweitzer
   Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
   Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
   HRM Elizabeth I
   HRM Henry VIII (for the break with Rome NOT for spousal abuse)

   1. Henry VIII--killing two wives certainly does qualify as spousal abuse.

3. Fr. George LeMaitre who was the 1st to postulate the Big Bang theory & an expanding creation/universe.

4. Teilhard De Chardin. Mainly because the Roman church will never agree to sainthood for him.

   1. I agree with nominating Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, because he provided us with a unifying vision of our universe for the 21st Century, but integrated with our faith tradition. I tried to nominate him earlier, but I have not found my entry, so I second your entry, George.

5. St. Fiacre, not because he would win the Golden Halo, but because he would be so much fun. Great statues. A following of devoted gardeners.

6. I would once again like to put forth the name of Susanna Wesley, mother of John and Charles and 17 other Wesleys. Her profound influence of the lives of her sons John and Charles had a direct impact on the Methodist movement. She also was a formidable force in her own right, not only bearing 19 children with Samuel Wesley, but keeping Samuel's parish going when he was in and out of debtor's prison (no Financial Peace University at that time). One might argue that if it weren't for Susanna, there would be no Methodism.

7. Joseph of Arimathea
   Alcuin of Tours
   G. K. Chesterton
   Evelyn Underhill
   Laurence of Rome
   Junius & Andronicus
   Fred Rogers

8. I nominate St. Catherine of Siena because she made April and she was beautiful and wrote lovely letters.

9. I nominate St. Elizabeth Portugal because she was a Queen and peace.

   1. Great choices Oliver! You make me proud!

      1. Thanks, Jennifer, for helping us (Oliver) with the details of his selections. We were in Saint Margaret’s chapel today (unfortunately more a tourist site without a moment for pray though Oliver managed), and hopefully able to visit the Isle of Iona tomorrow to pay homage to St. Columba.

         1. I was glad to help! How disappointing that St. Margaret's Chapel does not provide time to pray. I don't think she would not be happy about that since I have read that prayer was very important to her. But I think she would be very pleased that Oliver found a way since that is something she would have done herself. I hope you bring back pictures. I can't wait to hear all about the places you visited in Scotland! I nominated St. Columba since he was a favorite of several of our Godly Play students. (Although I think many were influenced by Oliver!)

   2. Fred! Fred! Fred!
      (Luke 11:8)

10. Surely St. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement, deserves nomination for the next round of 32.

11. I nominate St. Frideswide, the patron saint of the city of Oxford and the university. In the seventh century she founded a convent despite the violent opposition of a local warlord who wanted to marry her by force. She had to flee with her sisters for her life and even took refuge in a pig sty. She represents the many women of the period who wanted to live independent lives in community dedicated to God.
    I also nominate Thomas Merton.

12. I nominate Jonathan Myrick Daniels, the Episcopal seminarian who volunteered as a civil rights worker and was killed when he was shot by an angry shop owner attempting to murder a young African American man.

13. King Alfred the great.

14. In honor of his recent birthday, I nominate
    SOREN KIERKEGAARD

    "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." --Soren Kierkegaard

15. St. Barnabas deserves to be on the list, he is a great teacher and delegator. he developed the skills of his peers and juniors, a truly humble saint!

16. Please include St. Barnabas a great teacher

17. Saint Barnabas, a humble man who encouraged others..

18. Since you seem to be reaching beyond those who are already in HWHM, I would nominate two who are
    already recognized in other Anglican Calendars but not our own: Edward the Confessor (Ok, this is personal, he was the one who brought my family to England -- but that alone should qualify him for the Golden Halo), and King Charles the Martyr (not for the sake of monarchism, but because many credit his death with allowing the revival of Anglicanism after the ravages of Cromwell's Puritans.

19. Glad to see that several of my favorites have already been nominated and seconded! Here they are again, plus a couple of others, though, just for the heck of it:

    Hugh of Lincoln
    Martin of Tours
    Moses the Ethiopian
    Blandina
    Vincent of Saragossa
    Photine of Samaria ("the woman at the well" from John's Gospel)

    I like seeing some of the Archangels up for nomination, too. Would like to add a nomination for Mark, the Gospel writer, and for Thomas, Apostle.

    Blessed Nominationtide to all!

20. How about St. Herman of Alaska?
    http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/08/09/102241-glorification-of-the-venerable-herman-of-alaska-wonderworker-of

21. Having recently seen the play Amazing Grace, John Newton.

22. I nominate Viola Gregg Liuzzo. Here is a link to her biography: http://www.lib.alasu.edu/lwlcdigitallib/liuzzo/bio.html

23. Betsey Stockton
    Born a slave she became the first single african-american missionary to be sent overseas, to Hawaii.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsey_Stockton

24. Martin Luther

    I will only point out that a bracket with Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. would surely break a record for comments that day; I can only imagine the fervor of the discussion. It would be too fun to miss.

25. I nominate Gregory of Tours the saint and historiographer who recorded the end of antiquity and the rise of the middle ages, from the perspective of a contemporary.

26. Also: must the saints be Christian? I think of Sacagawa, who mediated between native whites and native Indians on the great overland voyage west on foot of Lewis and Clark, so formative in "our" (U.S. American) history; her presence with a baby signalled a peaceful not warlike party to the tribes they encountered. She too voted on the headland of Oregon. She seems like an important symbolic person.

    Also, Rumi, a great spiritual poet, and Mohamed, a spiritual prophet, come to mind. Could we include saints from alternative religious traditions? Would that be seen as outreach (or, alas, potentially as appropriation)? Do such suggestions go beyond the scope of Lent Madness (which is after all, quite mad)? Perhaps I'll end by nominating Lewis Carroll. Peace to all.

27. John Woolman, often referred to as the Quaker Saint. very early opponent of slavery and an advocate for Native Americans.
    Abraham Lincoln
    Mr. Rogers

28. Although I would support many of the previous nominations made by posters here, I would like to nominate two outstanding women, both of whom are recognized in the Episcopal Calendar of Saints: Sojourner Truth; and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
    Truth was a slave in New York State and spoke out against the often neglected evils of northern slavery. She was a tireless advocate for women's equality, and a campaigner for addressing the needs of freed slaves in the post-Civil War period.
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton, also a New Yorker, was both an abolitionist and a progenitor of the women's rights movement. She opposed the 14th & 15th amendments because they gave rights to African-American men that were denied to women.
    Either of these women would be a strong contender for the Golden Halo.

29. I would like to nominate a first round match-up between Frederick of Utrecht and Ruggiero da Todi, or perhaps Ruggero di Canne if da Todi is too close to last years Golden Halo winner.

30. How about Zoe of Pamphylia, cared for the dogs in a Roman household. She became a Christian and encouraged her family who became Christians too. Was 'outed' during one of the many persecutions and martyred in 127.
    Also Henrietta Barnett who worked with her husband Samuel around London to encourage tolerance, education and much more. Was involved in building projects that encouraged community and peaceful living. She died 1936.