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The Samurai with the Cross: The Martyrs of Japan

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Of special interest to fans of the classic Catholic novel, Silence, by Shusaku Endo, here is an article by Sandro Magister on the recent beatification (Nov 24, 2008) of “Fr. Kibe and his 187 companions”, martyred for their faith in feudal Japan in circumstances similar to those related in the novel.

The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell

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Reviewed by Debra Murphy How’s this for a “high-concept” premise for a bestselling sci-fi novel: The Jesuits in outer space. While the scenario may sound at first a mite odd—think First Contact meets Blackrobe—on second thought the notion is so obvious that one wonders why no one has thought of it before. (Actually, James Blish [...]

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