A convert to the faith recently wrote us an appreciative email. A native Kansan, he learned about things Catholic in his home state through our web site, which he reads regularly. Immediately below is a brief excerpt from his email, and further down is a gallery of photos that he took on the spot of Fray Juan Padilla’s martyrdom. I especially recommend reading historical marker he captured in this photo. Our correspondent had to climb over the barbed wire that is visible in some of the photos.
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One of the things your website gave to me was an appreciation for Catholic History in my home state of Kansas … I was never a Catholic in Kansas, so I had no idea of anything Catholic in that state… . Last week I was able to make a trip home to see my parents. In the course of my trip I drove out to see the home church of Servant of God Emil Kapaun. It was an awesome experience to visit the home of a Saint and to see the altar where he said his first Mass! After the trip to see Fr. Kapaun I drove over to Council Grove to see the spot of Juan Padilla’s martyrdom – I must say it was a little hard to find – and I had to jump over a barb wire fence to get up to the spot. But I wanted to say a prayer to Fr. Juan Padilla for his help in the conversion of America a work that he had started several hundred years ago.
