Catholic Spirituality
An Earthquake Frees Us from our Worldly Prison
Reading 1: About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God as the prisoners listened, there was suddenly such a severe earthquake that the foundations of the jail shook; all the doors flew open, and the chains of all were pulled loose. (Sixth Tuesday of Easter Season – Acts of the Apostles 16: 25-26)
Soviet prisoner of faith, on “To Tell the Truth,” 1965
Jesuit Priest Fr. Walter Ciszek was imprisoned, interrogated and tortured for 15 years in the anti-religious Soviet Union. His 15 minutes on a quiz show. – Thanks to Sara Winter!
(Fr. Ciszek’s appearance starts at 16:40 minutes.)
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