Category Archives: Stories

Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

A friend recently sent me this moving account about Blessed Jose Luis along with an invitation to pray through his intercession:  10th February is the feastday of Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio, the 14 year old Mexican boy martyr, who … Continue reading →

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Marching in step and waving flags

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

An outright theft from Ches: his translation of an extract from Bernanos Les Grands Cimetières sous la lune Down there in Majorca I saw passing by on la Rambla lorries full of men. They rolled along with a sound like … Continue reading →

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From Hollywood Actress to Benedictine Prioress

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Amidst the serene Latin chants of the Divine Office from Matins to Compline, an unsuspecting visitor to the rustic environs of the 400 acre Abbey of Regina Laudis (Queen of Praise) in Bethlehem, Connecticut would have never guessed that among … Continue reading →

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Dozens killed; hundreds missing in Vietnam

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Thousands of Viet-Hmong Christians, who are staging mass protests demanding religious freedom and land reforms, have been attacked by Vietnam and Laos security forces. Dozens were killed and more were wounded with hundreds went missing. “At least seventeen Viet-Hmong Christians … Continue reading →

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The Soup Stone, A Story for Lent

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Once upon a time, somewhere in post-war Eastern Europe, there was a great famine in which people jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbours. Three soldiers trudged down a road in a … Continue reading →

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