Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:24:05 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Glen Argan: The counterculture of GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp silent presence /opinion/columnists/item/34023-glen-argan-the-counterculture-of-god-s-silent-presence /opinion/columnists/item/34023-glen-argan-the-counterculture-of-god-s-silent-presence

As a young man, I developed a curiosity about the Cistercian way of life. Part of my interest came from reading books by Thomas Merton, the dissolute young man who discovered a unity of life and spirit upon entering the Trappist monastery in Kentucky.

]]> glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Glen Argan Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:30:00 -0500 Algerian martyrs bear witness to Christian-Muslim peace, Pope Francis says /faith/item/28587-algerian-martyrs-bear-witness-to-christian-muslim-peace-pope-francis-says /faith/item/28587-algerian-martyrs-bear-witness-to-christian-muslim-peace-pope-francis-says VATICAN – The lives of 19 religious men and women martyred during the Algerian civil war are a testament to God's plan of love and peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:07:49 -0500 Ordinary Trappist martyrs in Algeria gave extraordinary witness /home/international/item/28459-ordinary-trappist-martyrs-in-algeria-gave-extraordinary-witness /home/international/item/28459-ordinary-trappist-martyrs-in-algeria-gave-extraordinary-witness VATICAN – After Islamic terrorists stormed the Algerian monastery he called home, Trappist Father Christian de Cherge felt compelled to put pen to paper and write down his testament.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:49:32 -0500 Pope recognizes martyrdom of 19 Algerians killed by Islamic terrorists /home/international/item/26728-pope-recognizes-martyrdom-of-19-algerians-killed-by-islamic-terrorists /home/international/item/26728-pope-recognizes-martyrdom-of-19-algerians-killed-by-islamic-terrorists VATICAN – Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of a bishop, seven Trappist monks and 11 other religious men and women killed by extremists in Algeria in the 1990s.
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