Showing posts with label martyrs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label martyrs. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 04, 2026

The Youth Movement that Brought Catholicism to Korea

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Korean scholars studying the Western Learning in the late 18th century.  The host city for  World Youth Day 2027  will be Seoul, South Korea...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

"It is everyone's duty to serve God." ~ The martyrdom of St. Lucia Park Hui-sun

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Three saintly martyrs of Korea: St. Agatha Jeon (left), St. Lucia Park (center), and St. Julietta Kim (right). This post is the first in a s...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

"I came out with a joyful heart and gave thanks to God." ~ Thanksgiving in luxury and in persecution

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At Mass this morning, our good priest reflected in his homily on thankfulness, as is proper on this Thanksgiving Day here in the US. He spec...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

"We are dead men, my brothers...May death find you with God in mind." ~ The Martyrdom and Life of St. Charles Garnier

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The death of St. Charles Garnier, as depicted in a French woodcut. For the feast of the North American martyrs today, I post the account of ...
Thursday, January 20, 2022

"Art thou not Sebastian whom I before commanded to be slain with arrows?" ~ A few interesting points about Saint Sebastian's ancient Passio.

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The Burial of Saint Sebastian (1877) by Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans. Click to enlarge. Saint Sebastian is one of the great ancient mart...
Friday, June 04, 2021

"I do not sacrifice to devils" ~ The martyrdom of St. Quirinus of Siscia, June 4, AD 309

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Fresco of from the catacombs of St. Callixtus showing, left to right, the martyrs St. Polycamus, St. Sebastian, and St. Quirinus. Click to e...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The enigmatic Saint Vitalis and his magnificent shrine in Ravenna

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Mosaic of Saint Vitalis (left) being offered the crown of martyrdom by Christ (right) with an angel (center) from the apse of the Church of ...
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Friday, April 23, 2021

"What the fairy tale provides is a Saint George to kill the dragon." ~ An obscure martyr whose tale became an enduring legend

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  "The baby has known the dragon intimately since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a Saint George to kill...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The Rebel Usurper who Became a Saint ~ Saint Hermengild, prince of Visigothic Spain

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Saint Hermengild with the angels in Heaven, by Corrado Giaquinto , AD 1757 On April 13, AD 585, the Visigothic prince, Hermengild, was slain...
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