John Gerard, Elizabethan Jesuit Missionary - Crisis Magazine

John Gerard, Elizabethan Jesuit Missionary - Crisis Magazine: The life of John Gerard, an English Catholic and Jesuit missionary priest, well illustrates what is at stake when the power of the state is enlisted against the Catholic faith and church. The persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I meant that the English government hunted down John Gerard as though he were …

John Gerard, S.J.: The Adventures of an Elizabethan Priest - Crisis Magazine

John Gerard, S.J.: The Adventures of an Elizabethan Priest - Crisis Magazine: In London, at a public place called Guildhall, Catholic prisoners were being examined. The chief interrogator, proceeding methodically, asked one of the prisoners if he recognized that Elizabeth was the Queen of England, even though she had been excommunicated by the pope. The prisoner, carefully weighing his words, admitted that Elizabeth was the Queen, and, …

Outlaw: One Priest in the Underground Chinese Church - Crisis Magazine

Outlaw: One Priest in the Underground Chinese Church - Crisis Magazine: “Chu lai! Chu lai!” Luang-Zhong Gu awoke in the pre-dawn hours, bathed in the sweat of a balmy Shang-hai September. Unfamiliar voices barked, “Come out! Come out!” Lights overhead flashed on. The cold steel snap of ammo clicked into machine guns. Fists pounded at the doors lining the long corridors of the Xujiahui Seminary, normally …

A Body in the House: The Catholic Origins of the Modern Murder Mystery - Crisis Magazine

A Body in the House: The Catholic Origins of the Modern Murder Mystery - Crisis Magazine: The English country house has an unusual fascination for many Americans. There are numerous coffee table books which feature their splendors, and a vacation to England frequently includes tours of their stately premises. What are the reasons for this? Is it their aura of the secular shrine, where one can walk among the genteel surroundings …

Be England Thy Dowry - Crisis Magazine

Be England Thy Dowry - Crisis Magazine: Almost 700 years ago, King Richard II dedicated England as the “Dowry of Mary.” On March 29, 2020, England will be rededicated to Mary. In light of this historic event, numerous articles have been published of late on the topic. These articles address what the rededication is and why it matters to English Catholics. But …

Author Says a New Religion Persecutes Christians - Crisis Magazine

Author Says a New Religion Persecutes Christians - Crisis Magazine: Mary Eberstadt is a master of analogy. In her masterful work Adam and Eve After the Pill, she compared the Sexual Revolution to communism, an ideology that hasn’t so much as failed, don’t you know, as one that simply needs one more good try. Neither empirical evidence, nor high body count, will convince true believers …