2011
The Greatest Holy Leaf
For every history there is an echo, a shadow, or another story untold. In thinking about the Master’s travels I also wonder about life in the Holy Land in His absence and of those who stayed in Haifa. In order […]
2011
Biography: Thomas Breakwell
The details of Thomas Breakwell’s life pierce my innermost heart: his powerful attraction to the Faith at age 29 (a story which can be heard here), his two day pilgrimage to the presence of the Master in Akká where his utter devotion touched […]
Biography: Lady Blomfield
Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield was the first Irish-born Bahá’í, a renowned humanitarian, writer, and London society hostess. She hosted the Master while He was in London in 1911 and 1913 at her home at 97 Cadogan Gardens. She penned The […]
2011
Biography: Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus-Barney
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrived in Marseille, France on 26 August 1911, he was met by Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney. Fluent in French, English, Persian and Arabic, Hippolyte became ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s translator and guide throughout His travels in France. Along with his wife, Laura Dreyfus-Barney, […]
2011
Biography: Juliet Thompson
Juliet Thompson numbers among the first handmaids of God in the early years of the Faith in the West. Both honest and even rebellious in nature, she possessed a magnetic personality that drew people to her. After a serious illness, […]