Tag Archives: martyrs

Pope Francis: “Where there is calumny, there is Satan himself.”

Posted on 15 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today, in his fervorino at Mass, Pope Francis again mentioned the Enemy of your soul, the Devil.
He talks about the Devil frequently when speaking off the cuff.
From the site of Vatican Radio with my emphases and comments:
The Pope drew inspiration from … Continue reading →

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SPAIN: Youths attack Catholic school, threaten to burn priests alive

Posted on 23 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Have you seen this?
From CNA:
Madrid, Spain, Oct 19, 2012 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A group of young people shouting, “Where are the priests? We’re going to burn them at the stake,” attacked the Mary Help of Christians Salesian School … Continue reading →

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22 October: Sts. Nunilo and Alodia! Virgins and Martyrs

Posted on 22 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today, 22 October, is the feast of the glorious martyrs Sts. Nunilo and Alodia!
Nunilo and Alodia were 9th c. virgin martyrs in Huesca, Spain. They were born to a Muslim father and Christian mother. They chose their mother’s Christianity.
As a … Continue reading →

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INDIA: Priest beaten, threatened with death by Hindus during Holy Week

Posted on 10 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

While we concern ourselves with the monumental question of blessings during Communion (which, yes, it is wrong to do though it is not a matter of maximum weight in our scales of liturgical abuses), this is what is going on … Continue reading →

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“Diocletian Hussein Obama”.

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In another entry about Bp. Morlino’s sermon, a comparison is made between Cyrus and [insert powerful secularizing political figure here, e.g., Pres. Obama] with the point that no figure (e.g., Pres. Obama) can possibly win in the end when it … Continue reading →

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Nigeria: More Christians killed, probably by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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 →

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Is this list complete?

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the site of the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minnesota, The Catholic Spirit, there is a list of reasons why we go to Mass.  It seems the Catholic Spirit have plucked this from Card. O’Malley of … Continue reading →

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The Not-So-Incredible Hulks

Posted on 16 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today in the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum there is the following entry:
11*. Ad ancoram in salo ante portum Rupifortii in Gallia, beati Antonii Constantis Auriel, presbyteri et martyris, qui, vicarius paroecialis Cadurcensis, temporibus gallicae perturbationis propter sacerdotium in squalida navi inclusus, … Continue reading →

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Bagdad: The noble army of martyrs praise thee

Posted on 1 November 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You all have heard by now about the terrorist attack on the Catholic Church in Bagdad.  Here is The Catholic Herald on the attack.
Christians have been taking it on the chin in Iraq for a very long time.
9 Islamic terrorists … Continue reading →

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New film about 1860 massacre of martyrs in Damascus

Posted on 22 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Via our friends at Rorate:
From Corpus Christi Watershed:
Award-winning filmmaker and Watershed staff member Eric Hinojosa has been living in Lebanon, working tirelessly to bring to fruition a documentary film about the Blessed Massabki Brothers, the Emir Abd … Continue reading →

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