Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Great Conversion Stories: King Tiridates III of Armenia By John Janaro Beyond the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in the beginning of the 4th century, the Kingdom of Armenia became the first nation to “officially”...
Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Credible Witness: Venerable Henriette Díaz DeLille By Heather King Venerable Henriette Díaz DeLille (1812/1813–1862), an African-American Creole woman from New Orleans, founded the Catholic order known as the Sisters of...
Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Great Conversion Stories: Fr. Louis Bouyer By John Janaro Father Louis Bouyer (1913–2004)—the influential and prolific French Catholic biblical, liturgical, and patristic scholar—was born into a Protestant family on the...
Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Credible Witness: Emil Kapaun By Heather King Emil Kapaun (1916–1951), a Catholic priest and U.S. Army chaplain from Kansas, exhibited heroic virtue as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. Born in the small farming...
Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Great Conversion Stories: Lu Zhengxiang By John Janaro Among the founding fathers of the (non-Communist) Republic of China in 1912, one man in particular had a vision for his country deeply shaped by his newfound Catholic...
Reprinted from Magnificat (www.magnificat.com) Credible Witness: Leo Heinrichs O.F.M. By Heather King Servant of God Father Leo Heinrichs, O.F.M. (1867–1908), “Martyr of the Eucharist,” was shot and killed at the altar rail while distributing Communion in Denver,...
