A Hero's Defense of the Faith - Edmund Campion's Ten Reasons

Edmund Campion came to England a fugitive but an apostle determined to preach the truth. His first writing upon arriving from Rome was his Brag, but The Ten Reasons were his last and most deliberate defense of his heroic mission to England and to his faith. The conclusion of that work. What fire!

Gold, glory, pleasures, lusts. Despise them. What are they but bowels of earth, high-sounding air, a banquet of worms, fair dunghills. Scorn them. Christ is rich, who will maintain you: He is a King, who will provide you: He is a sumptuous entertainer, who will feast you; He is beautiful, who will give in abundance all that can make you happy. Enrol yourselves in His service, that with Him you may gain triumphs, and show yourselves men truly most learned, truly most illustrious. Farewell.

Campion, the Priest

Campion, the Hero

Great Quote from the Brag

Feb. 3, National Holiday? Four Soldiers and Men of God and their Ultimate Sacrifice.

I just missed a National Holiday. February 3rd came and went just like any other day despite the unanimous resolution of the American Congress in 1988.

Feb. 3, 1943, when one of the most remarkable and inspiring acts of heroism in the history of warfare took place during World War II. It is a day to honor the heroism of the Four Chaplains, who selflessly gave their lives “that others may live.”