Aleteia, Meg Hunter-Kilmer: The history of the Church in China is a long and complicated one, with mission after mission that lasted only a time before being driven out by persecution. In the 19th century, St. John Bosco (who influenced so many saints it sometimes seems everything he touched turned to a halo) had a dream about the future of the Church in China: a chalice filled with sweat and another filled with the blood of Salesians. More here.
Salesian Martyrs in China and a Dream of Don Bosco
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.Please say a prayer for my dear Mother (who authored that longer article on Saint Ignatius). I'm with her at the ER, where she has a sprained ankle and a gash on her forehead after a fall.1 day ago 55 490
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.A longer article on today's saint: "In the Company of Ignatius" https://t.co/cs517xWyNa via @SBC_Catholic1 day ago 3 14
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.The founder of a once great religious society today: Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1556) https://t.co/DX4EjmSKE5 via @SBC_Catholic1 day ago 2 22
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.Noble Persians martyred in the Decian persecution: Saint Abdon and Saint Sennen (250) https://t.co/UUnSmNhnzS via @SBC_Catholic2 days ago 2 16
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.The King who Christened Norway: Saint Olaf (1030) https://t.co/fVe5ujyYBY via @SBC_Catholic3 days ago 2 10
