The witness of St Edmund Campion: a heroic story of faith
St Edmund Campion’s is a heroic story of witness to the Catholic faith, and to the horrors of religious persecution of both yesteryear and today
Tag: England
Stonyhurst yields its mystical treasures
“Today, we still ask our children to do the right
things in a world not very sympathetic to
religious values. And though conditions are now
quite different, Christians are still being
persecuted. It isn’t just ancient history.”
Fr John chose to die rather than yield to Protestantism
The story of how St John Plessington bravely stood up for his faith and how he can act as a model for persecuted Christians today
St Edmund’s rope binds us to the memory of his sacrifice
The life of St Edmund Campion, his martyrdom, and what a piece of rope can tell us about faith amid persecution.
Romantic relics from Stuart queens and Jacobite princes
Some tartan, a book cover and thorn: how a treasure-trove of objects at Stonyhurst College tell a tale of Britain’s Catholic heritage