Machaerus , Herod's Fortress Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Aug. 29 sec.   The John seals its mission...

Comment:   Ignatius of Antioch, martyr, today's memorial reminds of the Atlas Martyrs of Algeria. Ignatius had the amazing journey ...

It moves us deeply when, for example, we find in St. Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp, the passage in which he reminisces:   http://www.ibr...

St. Paul Miki and Companions Today we commemorate  St. Paul Miki and Companions . These twenty-six martyrs are sometimes called the...