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May 2019

May 17, 2019

Right now is the Greatest Persecution the Church has Suffered in its History

Newsweek is covering it.  So is the BBC.  The New Yorker is on it too. ...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Right Now is the Greatest Period of Christian Persecution in History

FYI: Christian persecution reaches historic levels By John Newton THE PERSECUTION of Christians is worse...

September 2017

September 12, 2017

Kidnapped Indian Priest Freed After 18 Months

Prayers are heard and grace breaks into the world yet again: Kidnapped Indian priest Fr...

June 2017

June 01, 2017

Coptic Orthodox Bishop Has a Message for Terrorists

"You are loved." The loving witness of the suffering Copts to the true gospel is...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

The Copts of Egypt Astound and Move…

...the Muslims of Egypt with the power of forgiveness and their Christ-empowered will to mercy....

December 2016

December 27, 2016

How the Church Speaks Symbolically

Subtle, but clear.  The Greeks figured out that the love of wisdom is the practice...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

A Note from a Holy Woman

She writes: I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your recent...

August 19, 2016

Pray for the Christians of Congo…

We live in an age of martyrs.

August 04, 2016

Fascinating glimpse of life in Elizabeth’s Protestant Police State

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Eternal Memory

Holy Martyrs, pray for us!

June 2016

June 03, 2016

The Knights of Columbus continue to speak out…

...on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East: The plight of Christians in the...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Demand Obama Recognize Christian Genocide

It's about damn time.

December 15, 2015

One Christian is Slaughtered Every Five Minutes

... for his or her faith. This is the great age of martyrs.  Right now....

October 2015

October 02, 2015

Holy Christian Martyrs of Roseburg, Oregon…

Pray for us and for the destruction of the Gun Cult enabled by the NRA...

September 2015

September 12, 2015

Good for John Rhys-Davies!

One of the few members of the artsy class that has expressed the slightest interest...

August 2015

August 22, 2015

At Convention, Knights of Columbus Call Attention to Suffering Middle Eastern Christians

K of C set to redouble its efforts on behalf of those suffering PHILADELPHIA –...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

#LoveWins

Sore winner makes clear that for an awful lot of the #lovewins crowd, this is...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

The Christian Fellowship of Blood

It makes no difference whether the victims are Catholic, Copt, Orthodox or Protestant. Their blood...

March 2015

March 14, 2015

The Beauty of Holiness in the Persecuted Church

Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Prayer Request for a Christian family kidnapped by ISIS–and commentary by Fr. Barron

Father, hear our prayer for their safe return.  And if it is their lot to...

February 20, 2015

The Spirit of the Early Christian Martyrs…

...lives in this man. Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against...

February 16, 2015

Eternal Light through Christ our Lord

December 2014

December 01, 2014

Today’s Chance to Do a Work of Evangelization

via film: My name is Matthew Herbertz and I am a second year graduate student...

November 2014

November 12, 2014

Aid to the Church in Need Writes….

Dear Mark, I hope you are well. I am emailing from the Catholic charity Aid...

November 07, 2014

Two More Martyrs for Christ

Correction:  Three more martyrs for Christ.  Shama was pregnant when she and her husband were...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

Iraqi Christian to ISIS

"I am ready to die here and now." God bless him! The blood of the...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Christianity in Iraq is Finished

Thanks to us. We absolutely owe it to these people to take them in as...

September 12, 2014

More From IDC on Ted Cruz’ Despicable Behavior

Washington, D.C. – “In 1915, a German army officer named Armin Wegner… began to document...

September 12, 2014

Ted Cruz takes the prize for most vile use of Christian Suffering

...by an American politician. Takes a conference intended to help the suffering Christians of the...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Make Some Noise About Iraqi Christians

A reader writes: Hi!  I hope that you are well and that you had a...

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