Missionaries

St. Peter Chanel’s Mission Was a Total Failure – Or Was It?

Peter Darcy2020-08-22T22:40:32+00:00May 11th, 2020|GOODNESS, Martyrs & Witnesses, Missionaries|

When the annals of effective Christian missionaries are written, Peter Chanel will probably not be on the list – at least, not based upon the success of his missionary work during his lifetime. The young French priest volunteered to go to Oceania and bring the Catholic faith to the Pacific islanders in need of [...]

A Tyrant and a Saint from the Same Small Country

Peter Darcy2020-07-08T02:40:26+00:00May 5th, 2020|GOODNESS, Missionaries|

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was largely known for her work in India, so we tend to forget that she was born in the tiny Eastern European county of Albania. What many also may do not realize is that Albania is the first country in the world to establish atheism as the official state religion. [...]