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Category Archives: Modern Martyrs
21 February 2012
Religious Persecution and Martyrdom
A reader sent me this.
It contains comments made by His Eminence Francis Card. George, Archbishop of Chicago.
In 2010, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago outlined the degree to which he believed religious freedoms (in the United States and other Western societies) … Continue reading
16 January 2012
Appeal to authorities for Chinese New Year: release of three bishops and of six priests who have disappeared
I hope other bloggers will pick this up and share it with their own readers.
Perhaps after reading this you could stop for a moment and say a Memorare for the missing priests and bishops as well as for the softening … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Modern Martyrs, The future and our choices
Tagged China, PRC
4 Comments
12 January 2012
Nigeria: More Christians killed, probably by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram
From CWN:
Gunmen kill 4 Nigerian Christians
Gunmen on the outskirts of Potiskum, a northeastern Nigerian city of 200,000, have killed four Christians who were fleeing the area in the wake of previous attacks. The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram is suspected … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Martyrs, The future and our choices
Tagged Boko Haram, Islam, martyrs, Nigeria, terrorists
19 Comments
15 December 2011
Feeling safe about being a faithful Catholic, are you?
OMI‘s have a video about their Spanish Martyrs.
There is an odd liturgical moment, in which, during the Mass as it was during the 30′s, the priest turned around at the elevation of the Host. I think the producers are familiar … Continue reading
17 November 2011
21 August 2011
MUST READ: Young person’s account of harassment and violence at WYD
Nolite mirari fratres si odit vos mundus.
Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you.
1 John 3:13
In Madrid during WYD the were no lack of twisted, benighted wing-nut protesters harrassing the pilgrims and young people.
One of the readers here has a … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Modern Martyrs, New Evangelization, Non Nobis and Te Deum, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, TEOTWAWKI, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged 1 John 3:13, anti-catholicism, Benedict XVI, homosexuals, persecution, protests, secular humanists, secularism, WYD
73 Comments
27 July 2011
The embattled Church in Eastern Asia
News from the embattled Church in Eastern Asia. First, this from CWN with my emphases:
Cardinal Zen rips Beijing’s bid to control Catholic Church
July 26, 2011
Cardinal Joseph Zen has denounced the “preposterous and ridiculous” efforts by the Chinese government to exert … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Martyrs
Tagged Card. Zen, China, Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, Fr. Nguyen Van Ly, PRC, Vietnam
6 Comments
15 July 2011
The story of a Vietnamese priest
Could it be that we are heading for something like this, even in our lifetime?
Here is a story from CNA with my emphases.
The desperate plight of Catholics in Vietnam – one priest’s story
By Alan Holdren and David Kerr
Rome, Italy, Jul … Continue reading
12 July 2011
Chinese bishops siezed in advance of another illicit consecration
A reader clued me into a story about another potential ecclesial train-wreck in poor China. From Sino Daily we read this, which originated with AFP:
Chinese bishops ‘taken away’ by police: report
(AFP) – 1 day ago
VATICAN CITY — Four bishops loyal … Continue reading
25 June 2011
5 March 2011
Egypt: 4000 Muslims attack Coptic homes, burn church
St. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us.
Assyrian International News Agency
(AINA) — A mob of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes this evening in the village of Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, 30 kilometers from Cairo, and torched the … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Martyrs, The future and our choices
Tagged Copts, Egypt, Islam, Religion of Peace, Sts. Nunilo and Alodia
34 Comments
3 January 2011
Grand Imam in Egypt disagrees with Pope Benedict’s call for respect for Christian lives?
With a biretta tip to Rorate, I note a story on Ahlul Bayat New Agency that… well… read it yourself.
My emphases and comments:
CAIRO (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Egypt’s top Muslim cleric on Sunday criticised Pope Benedict XVI’s call for … Continue reading
10 December 2010
Iran: Christian convert to be executed
Pray, please, for our brother Christian Youcef, sentenced to be executed in Iran for converting to Christianity from the religion of peace.
Iran to execute Christian pastor for renouncing Islam
December 10, 2010
Youcef Nadarkhani, a 32-year-old Protestant pastor who became a Christian … Continue reading
What is going on in China?
In all seriousness.
John Allen, the nearly ubiquituous, fair-minded writer for the ultra-lefty NCR has a piece about what is going on in China.
Crackdown in China takes church ‘back to the time of Mao’
by John L Allen Jr on Dec. 10, … Continue reading
30 November 2010
The 33 martyrs of Yang Kia Ping
His Hermeneuticalness offered a story about modern martyrs on his blog recommending that we read more about them.
I agree.
To begin, here is what he posted at his place:
Theresa Marie Moreau at Veritas Est Libertas writes of the story of the … Continue reading
