Remembering the Martyrs of Chimbote

In August 1991 guerrillas of the Shining Path terrorist group escalated their violence against the Catholic Church in Chimbote, Peru. The terrorists announced that they would kill a priest every…

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Peace in Our Streets

Praying for peace and an end to violence The Most Reverend Michael W. Fisher, Bishop of Buffalo, hosted a prayer gathering on July 21st for the community in response to…

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Martyr of Honduras

- Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. - On June 25, 1975, Friar Casimir Cypher OFM Conv. drove his borrowed pickup into the city of Juticalpa for repairs. He was unaware…

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Kolbe and the Holocaust

Join Friar Benedict La Volpe for a brief introduction to the Kolbe/Holocaust exhibit at the Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown in Libertyville, Illinois.https://youtu.be/s28WN5GG3qU The Kolbe/Holocaust exhibit at the…

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Peace Be With You

Even after betrayal and abandonment, Jesus' first greeting to the apostles is a message of peace, loving them even more because that is what they needed. Friar Jude Winkler explains…

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