Saved in 50 Seconds: The Story of Franciszek Gajowniczek, the Man Spared by St. Maximilian Kolbe at Auschwitz
It wasn’t his first salvation in the camp, nor his last.
Results from Tag: 'martyrdom'
How St. Stephen, the First Martyr, Embraced the Cross of Christ
SAINTS & ART: The strength of Stephen’s faith meets the fury of his persecutors in Rubens’ Baroque masterpiece.
The 4 Forgotten Martyrs of the American Southwest
The overlooked story of Father Francisco Garcés and his companions, killed in California and Arizona in 1781, still resonates today.
Do You Truly Feel the Horror of St. John the Baptist’s Martyrdom?
COMMENTARY: It’s impossible for any Christian today to experience the full impact of what is related in the Gospels — but we must try.
Death Under the Sign of the Cross: St. René Goupil
The lay missionary and North American martyr died devoted to the Rosary and the Sign of the Cross
What the Pope Just Did With the 21 Coptic Martyrs Is Historic and Rare — But Not Unprecedented
How will the 21 martyrs be viewed in the Catholic Church? Into what category will they be put?
Why Does Martyrdom Matter?
We cannot be reborn with Christ until we have first died with Christ
A Lenten Sacrifice in Shimabara
In his hatred for Christ, the Shogun Iemitsu acted as if he were possessed — and the Christians of Japan felt his wrath.
Pastor and Family of Pakistan’s First ‘Servant of God’ Akash Bashir Awaits Celebration of his Martyrdom Day
‘I cannot forget his sacrifice,’ said Father Francis Gulzar, who was saying Mass when Akash Bashir gave up his life to prevent a suicide bomber from entering the church.
The Martyrs of the Sacrament of Confession
COMMENTARY: While there is always a natural revulsion to the killing of the innocent, there is also from a sacramental view something quite glorious about Dominican Father Giuse Tran Ngoc Thanh’s death.
