Aug

13

Christians Required to Convert to Islam in 10 Days or Face Death

August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

We only heard today about this demand today and do not know the date of this unreasonable demand. We are asking for prayer, please offer Holy Mass, for the Christians and Catholics in Peshawar, in the northern part of Pakistan. The Christians there have been told (by the political party in majority) to convert to Islam […]

Aug

13

Judgement

August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The old men used to say, “there is nothing worse than passing judgement.” They said of abba Macarius that he became as it is written a god upon earth, because just as God protects the world, so abba Macarius would cover the faults that he saw as though he did not see them, and those […]

Aug

13

Saint Pontian and Saint Hippolytus

August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A man named Maximinus became the emperor of Rome in 235. Almost immediately, he began a persecution of the Christians. One of the frequent punishments of bishops and priests was to be sent into exile to the dangerous and unhealthy mine fields in Sardinia, Italy. It was this very persecution that joined the two martyrs […]

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