From 1542-1834, there were 117 martyrs who shed their blood for the Faith in the land that became the United States. During those years all of them had been referred to Rome as candidates for canonization. Only the three of … Continue reading
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Father Arnold Damen, Chicago’s Jesuit Apostle
Enjoying a varied reputation as pioneering parish priest, educational trail-blazer, inspiring mission preacher, formidable religious controversialist, and, oh yes, a ghost that haunts historical buildings on Chicago’s Near West Side, Father Arnold Damen, S.J., is an important figure in American … Continue reading
The American Martyrs and the Message of Salvation
As this «Ad Rem» reaches you, many of our religious, joined with several tertiaries, youngsters and other companions, will be on pilgrimage from Lake George, New York to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, New York, a … Continue reading
The Providence of God
One of the common objections that we hear concerning the Dogma is this one: What about all those ignorant natives in the wilderness (or in a desert, or an island; or in Tibet, or China or Siberia. . .) who … Continue reading
