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Don\u2019t get me wrong, you don\u2019t want to be out there looking for opposition, but if it comes to you while you\u2019re engaged in defending Christian values and truth against vociferous ideologues, you can take it as an indication that you\u2019re on the right track. \u00a0Didn\u2019t our Lord emphasize that those who are persecuted for righteousness sake are \u201cblessed\u201d? If that\u2019s what\u2019s happening, you can rest assured you are in good company, like that of today\u2019s saints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of them were in their early twenties; St Cirilo was the superior of 7 Christian Brothers working at a school in the mining region of Asturias, Spain. \u00a0On the fateful day of their martyrdom they were joined by a Passionist Father who had come to hear confessions \u2013 they would be his last. At the time, civil unrest was rampant in Spain. \u00a0The freemasons and the communists were dead set on grasping all power in the country and doing away with the Church, among other things. The struggle ended up producing a bloody civil war and a slew of martyrs, something you don\u2019t read about in most USA history books (just as you don\u2019t read about the Cristero war in Mexico in the 1920s, a direct parallel, which also produced scores \u2013 if not hundreds \u2013 of martyrs). \u00a0So one fine day some of these rebels forced their way into the Christian Brothers\u2019 School, right about dawn, took the religious captive, imprisoned them for a time in the \u201cHouse of the People\u201d, and decided to execute them as enemies of emerging order. 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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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